Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s time to lighten the tone after all the serious tales of floating limbs and pus-filled houses. Sometimes it’s hard to say why a piece appeals to me. Is this a poem about stoners on a food run, or is it an evocation of the dissassociation and confusion of life itself?
You decide.
journey-to-jackinthebox.pdf
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Posted in February 2008, stories on February 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I first encountered Steph Campisi’s writing while using it to fill potholes during my brief career as a stopgap during the early fifties. Steph understandably requested that I stop, and it’s fortunate for us both that we did, for that very night we encounterd a friendly bear who nursed us back to health and shared [...]
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Posted in February 2008, stories on February 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This week, a classic tale of heads…. we hope it sends chills down your spine… *OR DO WE*???
Man, I’m getting lazier and lazier at these intros:
head.pdf
Head
by Matthew Chrulew
Hi, how’s it going? I’m a detached, semi-functioning head, artificially arrested post-decapitation but pre-decay (Human of course). You may know me from such urban legends as “there’s a [...]
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Posted in February 2008, stories on February 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s story came to me in a dream… somebody else’s dream. Offended, I threw it out of my subconscious with the disdain of a superhero. Or so I thought. But weeks later it torments me still. Torments, or Currants? You decide.
Here is the story:
Conversations
Conversations
Deborah Biancotti
Conversations 1: The Blind King
Stop, stop here a while. Lay down [...]
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