Monthly Archives: June 2016

Secondary Bookings

Please take it. This book caked with dust that you expressed some slight interest in is one that has held a place on that bookcase for far too long with no movement whatsoever. It holds little interest for me though … Continue reading

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Toiletries

The men’s room in Tompkins Square Park has no doors on its stalls. Really they’re more like cubicles. When I was in second grade I had to go really bad but the boys’ room though not in Tompkins Square had … Continue reading

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To Laurie, Whom I Broke Up With, Despite What She May Say

Twenty five years ago we’d been separated for three months and I was considering however faintly a life without you. I still had dreams of you far too often at the time and thought with the right opportunity we might … Continue reading

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Drunk

The drunk woman sitting next to me in the park in the midst of the day told me to buy Centipede stock which is strange because my drunk friend Christie was just yesterday complaining about a centipede in her place. … Continue reading

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To Heather, Who Lent Me 30 Dollars in ’97

It’s been a while huh? I was gonna pay you back I swear but life got in the way. I got distracted by the impeachment and AOL and nu-metal and a host of other timely references. You could have reminded … Continue reading

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From What Once Was (Eliot)

So this is how the world ends: with a bang and a wimper and a rattle and cry. The world ends a thousand ways every day as the world that was changes into the world that is. They say that … Continue reading

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To Mecca

We just lost a big one. One of the greatest champion models the world has ever seen is gone and we may never see his like again. That photo where he’s standing over the other guy taunting? Amazing. That other … Continue reading

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Post-Event Feedback

It was an accident. It wasn’t what I meant to happen at all. I should have been more careful paid more attention slowed down. It should have happened differently. It shouldn’t have happened at all. I didn’t meant to do … Continue reading

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791 Broadway

Frank O’Hara died at forty and forty three years later his final home was mowed down as well. His East Village loft was is gone like a sand castle on a Fire Island beach washed away by morning tide. Frank … Continue reading

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The Last Message

Please disregard the last message. It was nothing important and said nothing of consequence and should be ignored by any means necessary. The words were poorly chosen and did not reflect the reality as felt by the speaker or the … Continue reading

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