Hot: There’s a bluebird in my heart And like his canary brethren He’s expired under the influence Of coal-black vapors Of disappointment so intensely crushing That what remains of my mind Is hard fine colorless lifeless like a diamond I suppose you could say That the birdhouse in my soul is vacant Perhaps the occupant [...]
Hot: when you aren’t here I steal all the pillows and fart like a pack mule I cling desperately to the fragile skin of my #FirstWorldProblems or else run sighing into the arms of deep, dark thoughts when I don’t hear from you the Furies take wing and wrap piano wire a million times around [...]
Hot: It would probably read a lot like this feature over at Progressive Boink. It’s got poems, vignettes in the author’s style of the more well-known Peanuts characters, and original comics done up with dialogue in Bukowski’s style. For more information about Henry Charles Bukowski, there is a list of 100 trivia items about the [...]
Unrelated: laundry, oh laundry, why aren’t you done yet?
The first time I have written anything even approximating poetry in a long time, done in the way I always do. One take, one pass, no edits, no re-reads.
Hot: Reposted from my shelfari.com account with a few tweaks. By writing this review, I hope to begin healing the psychological scars dealt by this atrocious book. I also hope to provide a cautionary anecdote for anyone contemplating a purchase of this item. This is easily the worst book I have ever read in a [...]
Hot: Those who are already subscribed to the (feedburner) RSS feed may have noticed a particularly large link dump post, brimful of esoteric whatnots and occult herbal do-dads. Those who aren’t, I’d like to direct your attention to the great big purple box in the upper right hand corner. Exclusive to the feed is my [...]
Like Howlings before it, Devoted speaks in many voices and from many disciplines. However, unlike the more meta focus on Grimoires in Howlings, Devoted is intended to focus on the authors’ actual devotional practices.
Hot: You are hiding behind a stone wall being shot at by heavily armed cultist. You have had two weeks of training to deal with situations like this. But you’re only just starting to remember this. You know you should feel angry that people are shooting at you. But you consider that they would shoot [...]
Hot: Let me start by saying that this grouping is little more than a list of some of my favorite books. It in no way purports to be comprehensive in any sense, nor are the books presented in any particular order. Many are distinctly Modern (I’m looking at you, Dave Eggers, Nicole Krauss and Lauren [...]
