penny royalty

January 31, 2006

she was told, seventy two hours.
they drilled two holes in the door
for her numberplate.
she swallowed a first dose. found
a robert johnson record.
and was able to expire a minute
of sunlight like nothing happened.

when a=1

January 30, 2006

a drink or a-and-a-half

neologisms

January 30, 2006

Nihilogism. see also: Vocapillary. A narrowed vocabulary or word selection. An inability or unwillingness to utilize novel or unfamiliar words.

Outre’tainment (ou. tre’ TAIN. ment) from the French outre [unconventional or bizarre. shockingly unusual] + -tainment.
Tabloid-fodder. Amusement for the masses, or lowest-common-denominator. Shock-entertainment of the Fox Network variety.

Cistern Chapel. 1. A place of worship devoid of god/believers. 2. A church whose roof leaks and is steadily filling with rain.

Vestigidecimal. Used to describe fragments of fractions. Numerical dust or remnants.

Archaeaviation. see also: Aviopteryx. The dawn of flight, esp. human attempts. Antique, cumbersome, pre-Wright-brothers-era mechanical or dirigible aviation gadgets.

broken compass

January 29, 2006

we’ll always

point at “North.”

but it won’t

be “North.”

omnivore carniverse

January 27, 2006

a fluffy display window
in the cold. i think they sold
stationery, suitcases. white quill feathers and
pseudosnow.

not where i am

January 27, 2006

not where i am is
bounding out like a dog. there’s something
animal in the wind’s flinging
of the liner from a trashcan.

continental drift.jpg

what would hello

January 27, 2006

Hello Kitty doll

I take a poll:

what would Hello

Psychopath look like?