Posts Tagged ‘ Prose ’

“Dear Eric”, by Sean Raune

Oct 20th, 2008 | By

Dear Eric, Frank Sinatra wants to take your ape to the picture show because he has some extra money and he is inclined to do so. Allow him to do this. He will comport himself in a manner befitting the most respectful courtier. He takes a casual approach to apes; maybe a bite to eat

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“Taking Sexy Back: Fashion Tips For Crime Fighters from the Law and Order SVU Team”, by Kelly Kathleen Ferguson

Oct 20th, 2008 | By

We admit fighting crime is a tough job. Everyday some Park Avenue housewife strangles her plumber with a cock ring. You’re tired, you say, and your focus is on solving cases, not Seventh Avenue. Your dedication is to be admired, but that doesn’t excuse the polyester suit with dried mayo on the lapel. Sorry boys,

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“‘Psych-Out (1968)’ Starring Susan Strasberg”, by Hank Kirton

Sep 20th, 2008 | By

She woke up groping for her name, she woke up deaf. The room surrounded her. Piles of clothes, blankets and empty wine bottles lay strewn across a warped wooden floor. She stood up, holding the wall for balance and, to test her hearing, yelled, “Hey!” She felt the word form and fly but couldn’t hear

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“Brief History of Horn City”, by Bryson Newhart

Sep 20th, 2008 | By

Landscape By establishing a team of engineers within the city limits, each confined to a mattress surrounded by a high seawall, the mattresses connected by a network of bridges designed to encroach upon individual private properties, allowing the engineers, whenever they were awake, to patrol specific homes and bungalows to ensure compliance with mandatory nature

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“On William Butler Yeats”, by Sean Raune

Aug 20th, 2008 | By

1. Yeats walks into a room backwards and turns slowly. 2. Yeats likes the suspense of the thing. 3. Upon turning, Yeats will say, “Hi, fuckers!” and you will wave. You always wave. 4. Yeats, upon doing it with a woman for the first time, insists that she thereafter call him “Butters”. 5. At various

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