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54Poem: Pavement Typography and Quantum Magic
by foamysquirrel
Walking past the construction zone, Past "Road Closed -- No Entry," I spell on the concrete papyrus. *** The cuneiform paving stone Cracks cursive, Casting possibilities beneath. *** A twist of the ankle ... published 3 months ago
55Thesis: Carver Selling And Consuming Communities in 1980’s America (Part 1)
by foamysquirrel
First: one of the biggest problems in postmodernity, regardless of the paths taken until one definitively decides to stop trying and necessarily failing to define it, is to operate in the world with the... published 3 months ago
52Poem: More About Important Me
by foamysquirrel
All I want is boundless understanding, An awful pact to see my white gold heart. Except I don't like gold, white seems bland Or sometimes lily-white, like part Of a suit for lisping Frank O'Hara, and Those... published 3 months ago
56Prose Poem: Dread, 09-2002
by foamysquirrel
Jenny sits upon the path. She is an uncarved stone, not a block, no longer abstractly careening at ungauged velocities with potential heroic deeds in countless directions. She has a definite shape, rubbed... published 3 months ago
62Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Duck Joke
by foamysquirrel
A duck walks into a bar, goes to the bartender, and asks, "Do you have any grapes?" The bartender says, "No, this is a bar; of course we don't have any grapes.” The next day, the duck walks into the bar,... published 3 months ago
48Two Versions
by foamysquirrel
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the... published 3 months ago
44Poem: Not Householder, Not Handy
by foamysquirrel
Ground in the door The plastic hook bears little weight. It can't inscribe its own hole, relies upon the gouges drilled by fumbling hands, by He Who Would Maintain and thereby show his competence to... published 3 months ago
46A Very Short Story (#2)
by foamysquirrel
Bill figured he wasn’t going bald. He was definitely aging and more strands definitely appeared on the brush these days, but his hair looked fuller than ever to him. The good haircut helped, of course, but... published 3 months ago
58Thesis: Carver Selling And Consuming Communities in 1980’s America (Part 2)
by foamysquirrel
At the close of the last chapter, I referred to the “risk of communication” Lloyd manages to avoid by the obstruction in his ear and by Inez’s rush to make her next appointment. In between these... published 3 months ago
54Thesis: Carver Selling And Consuming Communities in 1980’s America (Part 3)
by foamysquirrel
As things fell apart for the working man, the disjunction between the promises of the American Dream and American reality for many threatened a certain suspension of disbelief that got people out of bed... published 3 months ago
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