"All he believes are his eyes, and his eyes, they just tell him lies." Bob Dylan, Licence to Kill
Interference
Author: Dallas Fender
Head Guru of The New Poetics
Chronostasis
"Under the spreading chestnut tree they leaned into each other for warmth that was escaping their bodies just as quickly as they could narrow the space between them." Dylan Fremont, Cheaters
American Rose
“The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.” William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell AFTER CUTTING THROUGH A SLICE OF KEY LIME PIE in some dime store diner last week, I turned… Continue reading American Rose
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
"Alas, the gates of life never swing open except upon death, never open except upon the palaces and gardens of death. And the universe appears to me like an immense, inexorable torture-garden. Blood everywhere and, where there is most life, horrible tormentors who dig your flesh, saw your bones, and retract your skin with sinister,… Continue reading All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
The Land of Rape and Honey
"One baby to another says, "I'm lucky to have met you"I don't care what you think unless it is about meIt is now my duty to completely drain youI travel through a tube and end up in your infectionChew my meat for youPass it back and forth in a passionate kissFrom my mouth to yoursI… Continue reading The Land of Rape and Honey
The Eternally Collapsing Object of My Affection
"The wind kisses her breasts and unfolds in a wreathHer great veils rising and falling with the waters;The shivering willows weep on her shoulder,The rushes lean over her wide, dreaming brow. The ruffled water-lilies are sighing around her;At times she rouses, in a slumbering alder,Some nest from which escapes a small rustle of wings;A mysterious… Continue reading The Eternally Collapsing Object of My Affection
Cheaters
“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter I UNDER THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE, they leaned into each other for warmth as the rain fell steadily around them. It was… Continue reading Cheaters
The Red Balloon
“I sit on a man's back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible....except by getting off his back.” Leo Tolstoy, What Then Must We Do I RANDOLPH ORNETTE COLEMAN AWOKE ONE NIGHT in… Continue reading The Red Balloon
Graceland
"The condition of man...is a condition of war of everyone against everyone." Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan I IT WAS ELECTION DAY IN GRACELAND. I had lined up to vote in the party room on the main floor of my condo. By the time I arrived, the queue had already hit double digits. The anticipation in the… Continue reading Graceland
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