by Raymond Carver So early it’s still almost dark out. I’m near the window with coffee, and the usual early morning stuff that passes for thought. When I see the boy and his friend walking up the road to deliver the newspaper. They wear caps and sweaters, and one boy has a bag over his [...]
Seeing as Resistentialists have been known to enjoy a glass or two, here’s some useful tips from our friends Tom Cruise and John Travolta on how to make a person sober, according to the Scientology Handbook: There is an interesting use of Locational Processing as a way to make a person sober. It can make [...]
Those of you who have read any Vonnegut will no doubt have been saddened to hear of his death, yesterday… INTERVIEWER What is a twerp in the strictest sense, in the original sense? VONNEGUT It’s a person who inserts a set of false teeth between the cheeks of his ass. INTERVIEWER I see. VONNEGUT I [...]
To an old friend, courtesy of Philip Larkin: Continuing to Live Continuing to live — that is, repeat A habit formed to get necessaries – Is nearly always losing, or going without. It varies. This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise – Ah, if the game were poker, yes, You might discard them, draw a [...]