Monthly Archives: January 2012

The service is running long and it sounds like the preacher’s talking foreign a lot of the time. I can’t help but wonder: how did I get here? This is not my personal church. That is not my personal Jesus. … Continue reading →

GOLD When she turns fifty, she’ll be old. When she turns fifty, her hair will be white. When she turns fifty, her walk will be stuttered like her tongue and her hand jobs. She’ll have gone rotten by then. She’ll … Continue reading →

PLUS ENFORCED I think what I like best is your level of engagement. The degree to which you listen to others, pay attention to their unique avenues of expression, and then respond in kind, that’s the kind of thing everyone … Continue reading →

ING PROPHECY There’s a song I’m gonna write next week about heart break and betrayal and bad women on dangerous days. I’m gonna tell a tale that will crush weak souls but encourage the strong, warning them against the pitfalls … Continue reading →

SWEET SNAPS So exciting, and inviting. So inciting… Only three snaps on her shirt are in place leaving much room for imagination. It is so easy to envision undoing those three sacred snaps allowing free reign to what lies beneath. … Continue reading →

BATTLE TO THE BOTTOM Oh, that witty McSweeney’s! In their recent article, they poke fun of indierock lofi titans GBV by comparing them to Al Queda! How droll. How shocking. The underground publication takes on the underground sensation in what … Continue reading →

NIGHT’S INNOCENCE “I trust you,” he said, the last time I saw him. “I know you’ll do the right thing.” “I believe in you, kid,” he said, serious sweet sincere. He meant every word, few as they were. He’d taken … Continue reading →

ALL THE SYMPTOMS The headaches are going away. The sleeplessness? It’s wearing off. All the symptoms: the lack of appetite the shortness of breath the incessant sighing are each diminishing – slowly yet steadily. New patterns are dying and old … Continue reading →