Prose
Mar 20th, 2009 |
By Defenestration
They were standing on the lawn and the driveway. He thought he saw some sneaking around the side of the house. They were chanting something. He hesitated to ask his wife what it was. It sounded like “Kill, kill, kill the book.” And were those staves they were waving? They looked like staves. Where the
[continue reading…]
Posted in Prose |
Comments Off on “The Death of the Book,” by Howie Good
Tags: Howie Good, Prose, Prose VI.V, VI.V
Feb 20th, 2009 |
By Defenestration
Radiant sunshine bursts through the living room window with enthusiasm and the birds perched on the blossoming trees outside chirp a cheery tune. Dolly Parton is on VH1 singing, “Better Get to Livin’” and there I am lying on the floor, after choking on the first bite of my bagel, dead. Clichéd and ironic, don’t
[continue reading…]
Posted in Prose |
Comments Off on “Today’s the Day,” by Andrew Porterfield
Tags: Andrew Porterfield, Prose, Prose VI.IV, VI.IV
Feb 20th, 2009 |
By Defenestration
When we bitch and moan, Coach always goes, “There’s no ‘I’ in Team, and there’s no ‘God’ in America.” Then he makes us run laps. My parents tried to get me into the Catholic school; I passed the entrance exam and wrote an essay entitled, “My Relationship with Jesus” and everything but then they got
[continue reading…]
Posted in Prose |
Comments Off on “There’s No God in America,” by CJ Hallman
Tags: CH Hallman, Prose, Prose VI.IV, VI.IV
Feb 20th, 2009 |
By Defenestration
Right at the end of the nineteenth century, when many people were holding their breath and acting more piously than usual (just in case God decided to end the world), a lowly young soldado near the Presidio of Santa Barbara was caught by two Indian women while he preformed a horrendous carnal act. His name
[continue reading…]
Posted in Prose |
Comments Off on “Rosas,” by Francisco Nieto Salazar
Tags: Francisco Nieto Salazar, Prose, Prose VI.IV, VI.IV
Feb 20th, 2009 |
By Defenestration
Recently I ranted about Starbucks discontinuing almond syrup but keeping a surreal flavor called “Classic” readily available. I complained about them ceasing to serve breakfast sandwiches but keeping their store well stocked with copies of Cranium and baskets of stuffed bears. What I didn’t realize was that Starbucks was obviously making way for something much
[continue reading…]
Posted in Prose |
Comments Off on “C.L.S.H.P.S.S.L.”, by Andrei Trostel
Tags: Andrei Trostel, Prose, Prose VI.IV, VI.IV