Archive for February 2008

Defenestration: February 2008

Feb 20th, 2008 | By

Welcome to the hallowed pages of Defenestration‘s February 1008 issue. It’s coming people. A few days from now, February 29th, that great cosmic miscalculation, will rear its ugly head. How can you, the concerned citizen of the world, prevent the disasters that are sure to follow in the wake of this day that doesn’t really

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“tequila shakes,” by Richard Lighthouse

Feb 20th, 2008 | By

mix 2 parts anxiety 1 heap ice cream 4 ounces tequila. shake vigorously. (the drink, not yourself.) repeat until you shake vigorously. ———— Richard Lighthouse is a contemporary writer and poet. He holds an M.S. from Stanford University. His work has been published in: The Penwood Review, West Hills Review, Mudfish, and many others worldwide.



“Everything I Need to Know I Learned from my Spam Folder,” by John Calvin Hughes

Feb 20th, 2008 | By

Somebody left me a lot of money in Nigeria. Drugs are cheaper through the mail. From Canada. Love is just a click away. Someone is waiting to meet me. My perfect mate is waiting for me! But I really should enlarge my penis. Jesus saved. Now I can too. On my mortgage. But time is

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2 Poems by Tom Noe

Feb 20th, 2008 | By

The Toad One night in the spring of 1887, a strange happening shocked the inhabitants of Crockcaster County, England. An entire village was completely destroyed by crushing, apparently by some as yet unidentifiable species of giant toad. Professor Hepple Prinkle has recently made available diary accounts as taken down by himself, contemporaneously with the events.

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“Analysis of the Boy in the Dining Hall,” by Mary Catherine Owen

Feb 20th, 2008 | By

He sits alone, eating his lunch with rapid, determined motions. Once one bite of food has been thoroughly chewed, his fingers fly up with another morsel, wasting no time in useless swallowing and digesting. Dainty sips are taken from the clear liquid in his glass, which holds a single straw; the ketchup bottle has been

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