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We are gathered here at twilight’s last gleaming to commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States of America, a danse macabre for a body politic that is filled with equal parts blood and embalming fluid. None of us knew the body when it was young, though some have argued that it was never young, … ANNOUNCING: AMERICAN BESTIARY
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when I was a childfor reasons I still don’t completelyunderstand (is it because I was sickand alone came so easy oris it becausethere was nothing left to do)I made a dealwith somebodyor somethinganything out thereI could not namethat might be listening(I never believed in Godor anything that could benamed—there was nolisteningto namesin me at all)the … “FINGERS”
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Pero el desierto nos olvida – Carlos Fuentes An eclipse occurred at 09:23 PST. Only one person witnessed the event, consumed by darkness as he watched the trunk lid of the Mercedes slam down on him, hands cable-tied, eyes panic-wide, mouth carpet-taped. Now, as a deep, serrated throb set in and the viscous warmth crawled … DROVE TO THIS TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS
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(From a Safe Vantage) This icy sauce they call a riveris hell on my glass bottom boat.I can see the innards, of these waters.Just look at the temples!Wrecked, ruined …drowned glory they now endure.But if you peer closely,blue specters will dance for your brain.On the banks of this river, figures stand stoic.Black robes they wearand … “A TOUR OF MEDIOCRITY”
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The summer after we graduated, Sean wanted me to be in his short film. A psychological thriller about a school shooter. I would play the girlfriend, the accomplice. He told me to wear a low-cut white top and a tight black skirt, but I would have to be OK with getting fake blood on it. … SHORT FILM
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Acting twee under the gumbolina treewith Notorious Matt, the cashierof the local sub shop. The field ofblue grass is laced with the noise cricketsmake & Matt is telling me that visionquests are his métier, his psyche’s ugly bailiwick. The latex sky is hanging out its white cottondrawers, whose waistbands Matt plucks & jangleslike stratocaster strings … “PSYCHEDELIA IN THE TROPICS”
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i. This world is animated. It was conceived long ago by brand necromancers from the California Institute of the Arts, in storyboards that became concept art that became sculpted basic primitives. It’s three-dimensional (3D). Its aesthetic is “Pixar style.” This world is killing another, less lucky world: Earth-794. It’s plugged in there just siphoning life, … DIMENSIONS
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I’ve been walking for at least twenty minutes. And still, I’m no closer to my door than when I began. The hallway stretches and stretches and stretches before me like putty drawn taut. I’m just about to give up, when I hear a deep, gravelly voice to my left. “Joanne,” it says. “Are you lost?” … SEAMWORK
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Drones The drones are here,But in truth they always have been—Sailing over FlorenceAs Old Renaissance MastersSlung paint against the walls.At one timeThey cruised the OceansWith supersonic planes—Emissaries of lightGlowing in the gloom.But now, they follow drunkardsAnd anorexic kids;Stalk socialitesAnd killersLost in lazy traffic.They play songsof crying violenceThen fall like stricken birds.They were last seen gliding … THREE POEMS
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EXTERIOR. A SIDEWALK IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. A WOMAN (40s, red shoulder length hair, prim) wearing earmuffs and winter clothes walks alone at a quick pace. The camera sees her from behind and slowly closes in on her as she walks. As the camera zooms inward an ARM holding a metal … SANDALS