National Poetry Month: Day 23. “Xanthic the Day, Cyanic the Day” by Matthew Hittinger
Xanthic the Day, Cyanic the Day Fulgent the day teeters between dried leaf bits and a heat reminiscent of summer. The tractor kicks up dust,
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #33: Orgasm-Friendly Zone
Yes, you are obliged to tell the men you’re sleeping with regularly that you’re not sleeping with them exclusively. There are no exceptions to this rule.
National Poetry Month: Day 22. “Guaranteed to Work Throughout Its Useful Life” by Steven D. Schroeder
Guaranteed to Work Throughout Its Useful Life Okay, leverage it in an awesome way. 1. Open the onboarding manual, even if your paradigm shift is mission-critical. 2. Matrix memo: you…
National Poetry Month: Day 21. “Questions for the Quest” by Reb Livingston
Questions for the Quest Zirconza of the Blest Flare wanted her someday sometime soon. How was she—with those flinty fingers—supposed to feed those slippy fishes? That was the first question.
FUNNY WOMEN #22: My Life as Performance Art–An Exhibition
“I have always staged my fears as a way to transcend them.” – Marina Abramovic
National Poetry Month: Day 20. “Something In the Water” by Alison Pelegrin
Something in the Water Verboten, casual, Katrina-slash-this-is-the-writer’s-life poem, another rule breaker best abandoned. At sea. Overboard in a wine bottle, in a milk jug float.
Swinging Modern Sounds #21: On William Basinski
William Basinski was born in Texas in 1958, and, after a childhood playing wind instruments, he became in the early-eighties a composer of ambient and minimalist compositions.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #32
CHUCK MURPHY REVIEWS THE WORLD ★★★★★ (2 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing “Chuck Murphy Reviews the…
The Last Book I Loved: We’re Getting On
Is this the apocalypse? Maybe. It could just be a personal problem. James Kaelan’s We’re Getting On was the last book to remind me why I love books so much.…
National Poetry Month: Day 19. “Boulder” by Sidney Wade
Boulder this world is full of beautiful surprises
National Poetry Month: Day 18. “Things Unso” by Seth Abramson
Things Unso If the wind takes the house it will be someone else’s soon enough, and they too
National Poetry Month: Day 17. “English Sonnet” by Dan Albergotti
English Sonnet As an illustration of the need for spelling reform in English, someone (apparently not, as often attributed, George Bernard Shaw) pointed out that—taking the pronunciation of the letters…