Monthly Archives: January 2012

Life as we Know It

Posted on January 26, 2012 - 11:46 pm by Jonathan Berger

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT I suspect that I may never sleep again. The howls of suffering the screams for relief throughout the night leave me little hope for the future. I beg my wife to quiet down, fearing it … Continue reading →

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Simply Heads

Posted on January 25, 2012 - 9:04 pm by Jonathan Berger

SIMPLY HEADS In the dream I was climbing to heaven not flying nor rising but something more prosaic and quicker. While everyone around me was slowly willfully levitating their way to the next level I simply took the next step … Continue reading →

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Become Their Fate

Posted on January 25, 2012 - 1:26 am by Jonathan Berger

BECOME THEIR FATE When you run out of ideas when you shut down when you realize you’re not original not saying anything a thousand others haven’t beaten you to – and better will you please shut up? Will you cease … Continue reading →

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Sha Na Na and Nelson

Posted on January 25, 2012 - 1:13 am by Jonathan Berger

SHA NA NA AND NELSON The radio station I listen to plays nothing but oldies and I play nothing but that station because I like my sounds to have a sense of history. I like to listen to the past … Continue reading →

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Open-Ended

Posted on January 24, 2012 - 1:10 am by Jonathan Berger

OPEN-ENDED She never showed the sketches she made of me. “They’re private,” she said. “They’re me,” I replied but that didn’t get me anywhere. She just drew me day after day after inviting me up initially to see her “etchings.” … Continue reading →

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Soluble

Posted on January 23, 2012 - 11:01 pm by Jonathan Berger

SOLUBLE Something’s in the water. Nothing’s in the budget. Feet flying, doves crying, princes of mini-cities dying, it’s all falling apart. Something has to be done but I have a plan. We shall overcome these end times if you only … Continue reading →

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“No”

Posted on January 23, 2012 - 10:27 pm by Jonathan Berger

“NO” When you asked to borrow my computer, even though I hadn’t used it in months, I said “No,” because I couldn’t admit that I wouldn’t be writing anything with it. I refused to accept that my writer’s block had … Continue reading →

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Sick With

Posted on January 23, 2012 - 9:28 pm by Jonathan Berger

SICK WITH Remember what you said you’d accomplish by thirty? I don’t. I can’t recall all I expected to have done by now. I never thought it would be so hard or I’d get this soft. I am slow. I … Continue reading →

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Destined fcr Disappointment

Posted on January 23, 2012 - 8:10 pm by Jonathan Berger

DESTINED FOR DISAPPOINTMENT …and then the band just exploded. Just, like, out of nowhere they were gone replaced by scorch marks and soot and bone and horrified wails by an audience that clamored for more but were destined for disappointment. … Continue reading →

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LIth

Posted on January 21, 2012 - 8:20 pm by Jonathan Berger

LITH Did you see that? The way he… Fuck. Did you SEE? Oh, damn. He didn’t. Jeez… I’m trying to get over it, but I’m angry, man. I’m about ready to piss somebody off or piss on someone. Either way, … Continue reading →

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