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Air Traffic Controller

Posted on April 5, 2011 - 9:42 pm by Jonathan Berger

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER Steel bound, fuel soaked explosive and dangerous, this is not what I was promised in first dreams. These skies are not friendly. They are policed. Straps and restraints reframe the experience. This is not flying. This is … Continue reading →

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Copper Gold

Posted on April 5, 2011 - 3:23 pm by Jonathan Berger

COPPER GOLD The paperweight is pointless. It rests on a desk I never use since Uncle Marvin deeded me his hand me down laptop and the papers laying underneath the copper pot of gold may be important but they are … Continue reading →

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BMA

Posted on April 5, 2011 - 1:59 pm by Jonathan Berger

BMA You’re doing all right with what you’ve got but make the real choice; get off the pot. You can be more awesome; totally. Be more awesome, like me. The secret is simple; just follow my lead and assume that … Continue reading →

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Reciprocally

Posted on April 4, 2011 - 11:38 pm by Jonathan Berger

RECIPROCALLY They fled their present to return to the earth, going to a time where they could appreciate the land and love it as it was meant to be loved: reciprocally. They visited the past when the world was new … Continue reading →

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The Edits

Posted on April 4, 2011 - 6:59 pm by Jonathan Berger

THE EDITS You really should get a censor allow another to assess your art. Experience an editor, understand how others express themselves – and take notes. You should have a sense of those taking in your art, appreciate that your … Continue reading →

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Gravitas

Posted on April 4, 2011 - 6:57 pm by Jonathan Berger

GRAVITAS Fuck you and your fucking gravitas and the weight of your experience and the belief in yourself. Screw your self-imposed dignity and damn your incredible judgements. Shut ’em down. Shut ’em down now. Act like someone without a stick … Continue reading →

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Funky Guitar

Posted on April 3, 2011 - 2:42 pm by Jonathan Berger

FUNKY GUITAR The teen stripper I met last night didn’t want to go out back to give hand jobs but the manager finally convinced her that “the customer is always right,” and now I’m feeling all right as I return … Continue reading →

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Ex Somes

Posted on April 2, 2011 - 1:01 pm by Jonathan Berger

EX SOMES You should hear the things I say about you behind your back. The lies I tell when you’re not around are not to be believed, and yet somehow, they are. It astonishes me over and over again what … Continue reading →

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The Crush

Posted on April 1, 2011 - 7:02 pm by Jonathan Berger

THE CRUSH She gives me headaches, trying to think of what to say to her, struggling to surmise the best lines, the cleverest tactics to attract, to ingratiate myself, to indoctrinate her about my amazingment. My head hurts as I … Continue reading →

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Fruits of Knowledge

Posted on April 1, 2011 - 5:47 pm by Jonathan Berger

FRUITS OF KNOWLEDGE Such a simple taste, and knowledge flowed, beliefs and concepts that had only been imagined before formed fully in instants. A simple message borne upon a simple text. "I like you" she wrote, and immediately, you knew, … Continue reading →

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