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“before i die,” by Jason Barber

Jan 20th, 2009 | By

shoplift saffron. include the word “carthaginian” in a title. be naked for days on end. understand and consume cheese. chop at bales of hay with a machete. extrude mud. form bricks. wear yellow and baby blue, together. lightly touch a woman’s lower back dimples with the gooey side of a warm aloe vera leaf. witness

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“2 Poems,” by Jonathan Kessler

Jan 20th, 2009 | By

Hobbies The kid called them little micro planets,With unending patience a nine year old boy explained to me that they weren’t just lights in the sky. I told him that if he continued with this poor behavior they wouldn’t shine for him. Ever! It didn’t matter to me because my childhood was made up of

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“Whatever Works,” by Eddie Grant

Jan 20th, 2009 | By

Presenting: The Defenestrati, a crowd-created Defenestration comic.



Defenestration: December 2008

Dec 20th, 2008 | By

Welcome to the December 2008 issue of Defenestration! This is the last issue of Defenestration you’ll see before you a.) gorge yourself on holiday foodstuffs and b.) vomit yourself back to your old weight after drinking too much at your cousin’s New Year’s Eve party. Bigfoot enjoyed writing last month’s editorial, but today he’s outside

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“Vexed in Verona,” by Siobhan Welch

Dec 20th, 2008 | By

Dear Abby, I’m a teen-age girl whose life is a mess. Poison seems my only hope, unless you can give me some advice about this boy. You see, at first I tried to act coy   but he’s persistent, so that didn’t work. Oh it’s about to drive me berserk   the way he constantly

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