First and foremost, it is a shieldagainst monsters draggingbuckets of sludge —water across matted shag.It’s about his size,maybe a bit bigger thanout-stretched arms asked to neatly folda square cloth. Cover thisbody, a ghostfrom all possible angles.Light let in onlyif there is light to begin with. Read More in Poetry
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Having put aside my recent readings inquiring into the goals of white supremacists, the connections between free-market right-wingers and Bitcoin enthusiasts and the morality of markets to reread and comment upon Alex Z. Salinas’ debut book of poetry, WARBLES, I’m struck by the way his work communicates the struggles of...
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He woke to the sound of dogs barking outside,the faint glimmer of dusk barely stretched under the closed doorway.He felt his way with fingertips searching for the nightstand light,with the soft click and amber glow, he began to dress.Pants, socks with mended holes in the heels,T-shirt freshly scrubbed the night before,hands still sore from the... Continue Reading →
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Daniel, hi, how are you?I hope you made it outof that devil town, whereall your friends werevampires just like yousaid in your song.Hope you meet Cobainwhere you are goingso you could write asong or two together.Something like Walkingthe Cow or Hey Joe.And even if you haveno star in Hollywood.I’m sure in Austin, Texasthere is a... Continue Reading →
They say when you fall in love, you give her a piece of your heart. So when things go bad, and she’s gone, you lose a piece of yourself — forever. I agree with all that except I never gave Luz a piece of my heart; no, she took it, pillaged the whole beating bleeding... Continue Reading →
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As I’ve written before, Charles Marohn’s Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity is a wonderful book. It builds, through its analysis and examples, a strong theoretical argument on behalf of replacing current urban planning practices with more democratic, localist, and fiscally sustainable ones, without ever losing its focus on practical...
