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“Excerpts from the 2009 Mid-Year Meeting of the National Association of Directors Who Ruin Childhood Memories,” by John Frank Weaver

Oct 20th, 2009 | By

George Lucas: Attention everyone. My name is George Lucas, and as president of the National Association of Directors Who Ruin Childhood Memories, I would like to welcome you to our 2009 Mid-Year meeting. As you know, our mission is to identify beloved childhood memories, distort them, and then force an unsuspecting public to watch them.

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Defenestration: September 2009

Sep 20th, 2009 | By

Welcome to the September 2009 (holy crap, September already?) issue of Defenestration! Big plans in the works. Big plans. The giant gears of change are turning, and things are happening. After our December issue this year… well, I’ll wait until later to fill you in. It’s going to be great, and I’m really excited, and

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Two Poems by Paul Hellweg

Sep 20th, 2009 | By

It’s A Lifestyle A dear friend was missing two Netflix movies, she looked everywhere on the computer table the television stand bookshelves cutting table, sorted through stacks of books magazines papers fabric, finally gave up in despair, wondering what the replacement cost would be, she told me all about it at lunch, later that day

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“I Went to Psychotherapy and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt,” by Joelle Renstrom

Sep 20th, 2009 | By

I go to therapy wearing my green and white military tank top that says: “my bush would make a better president.” My therapist sits in a modest desk chair and I slide into a black leather recliner. It’s a nouveau version of the therapy couch. Sweat gathers behind my knees, itching and sticking against the

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“SNAFU,” by Matt Kolbet

Sep 20th, 2009 | By

Announcing the formation of the Society for the Naming of All Future Un-named (SNAFU). Even though psychologists recognize the importance of a name on self-esteem and social expectations, the last several decades have seen more and more children named with apparent indifference to the world’s perceptions and the potential psychological damage to the bearer of

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