Leaves the studio at Rage Below the Surface, Gets home at Season 2, The sycophancy toasted In our self-proclaimed backyard. The thing about him is He came with terms and conditions. Her mother had extended a personal invitation The week prior. The fine print got smudged. She feels it’s truly meant to be. I’m like […]
As I backed my car out the driveway and into the street my day began with rifles pointed at me and five or six SWAT officers on the ground advancing toward me, submachine guns, assault rifles, riot shotguns, vests, camo, helmets, the lead black and white all jumping with red lights and green lights and
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PRECIOUS MEMORIES Walking with my sister and brother-in-law On a winter evening Admiring the neighborhood’s Christmas decorating prowess Sweet. After about ten minutes my sister says Why does everything look so dark? Turns out she’s wearing sunglasses, not her regular glasses. You’re ready for assisted living her husband says. ON THE LONGEST PUBLIC FISHING PIER
IT TAKES ABOUT A MONTH And the deal he gave me was incredible. LARGER TRUTH Swami has a staffing problem. SUMMERS ARE SHORT You saw it on your white board. IT WAS THE EARLY ’90s Everyone was. EAST OF THE RIVER Is always the East Side. WE WENT FISHING IN TEXAS The Gulf Coast. There
LARK? Your order is ready. GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS For God’s sake. YOLANDA I heard she’s a little flirt. HAVE ARTURO GO To Home Depot. IF ZEISHA EVER TAKES BACK D’ANDRE Yolanda will be furious. CHRISSY IS A FIRM BELIEVER That casseroles get better over time. With Lamb of God at $14.99 per pound I guess
ITALIAN ROAST I have kleptomania, she says. Are you taking anything for it, I ask? Student loans, she replies. SO THE MESSAGE IS HEY That wasn’t pudding. That was crème brulee. TOO BAD THAT COAT HAS REAL RABBIT FUR ON IT It’s cute. KISS THE PAST GOODBYE All the history you need to know. HEALTHY
CODE NAME: DOLORES From Bogotá. AUSTIN You want to talk to Grandma? Austin wants to talk to you, Grandma. VALENTINA Her heart is in storage in another state. YOUNG LORDS Bhavik, Nahee, Yeseul, and Ziyang. LIKE KARL MARX IN INDIANAPOLIS Petey pooped his pants. LAI YI, ROOPA, AND YEHWAN Sinners. JOE STARK They all knew
I DON’T WRITE A LOT OF PERSONAL POEMS ABOUT SUFFERING I don’t suffer much. BUT WHEREVER I AM It’s always after five. VAGINAL DISCHARGE MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE Any kind of discharge, really. Egest from any source. But that’s about it. THERE WAS A BLACK FRIDAY SALES EVENT GOING ON But I wasn’t ready for my
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LIKE SO MANY OF US I remember at one time thinking. GET HEALTHY I thought yeah. THE THING ITSELF I like. I don’t like Sorts of things. YOU KNOW It’s funny. NO NO NO That’s what I mean. AND THEN Oh yeah. YEP I know. AND I SAID Right. I know. Exactly. NO I’M JUST
MY NEIGHBORHOOD A million percent skateable. NEIGHBORS Seem normal to me, but it could be Halloween, too. CROWD SCENES, DOGGIE MEETUP Does your dog like to say Hi? THE DARK AND PRETTY PEOPLE God never gives us more than we can handle. CROWD SCENES, DUTCH SCHOOL The lame and the halt. People who look like