December 2010
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May The Dreams of Dear Everett Green Be Carolbound →
Pilot Books in Seattle published a short piece by me in their november issue of SMALLS. They have a great book shop that does a lot for the small press and indie presses of the country. I applied for one of their writers micro-residencies back in the summer and got wait-listed so we’ll see…
If anyone’s interested they just started a blog and are looking for writers. Hit em up...
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want to do something fun #3: Urban Winter Camping
Winter camping is tough anyway ‘cause it’s cold as sin but at least you have a tent and a sanctuary to protect yourself. Try sleeping outdoors in a city. Try it once. Try it with a friend—that’s the most fun. Try buying a coat you could sleep in, try borrowing one. You’ll need a knife, even just a small blade, it’s dangerous out there, even without...
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want to do something fun #2: North x Northwest (no...
This is a great movie to look at. It falls into—but for me outshines— the small tradition of striking movies you can watch with no sound, which also includes Sin City, Wild Blue Yonder, Moulin Rouge, the 1994 New York Rangers Stanley Cup Clinching Game 7 Win, all skateboard and surf videos and a few others. The volume on my television is on the fritz right now so I’ve...
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want to do something fun? delete your myspace
Got back from Minnesota and immediately deleted my myspace account. I don’t know why, exactly, but it felt good (Truth: I was jacked up high on peanut brittle and peppermint bark). Wandering through the advertisement-plastered home page that has gone through more facelifts than Joan Rivers and Mickey Rourke combined, it felt like walking through a bombed out war torn city: broken links,...
"Well I Met Her, Accidentally, In St. Paul...
“And It tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl.” —Big River, Johnny Cash.
In the morning I’m following a girl I like out to Minnesota cause she wants to show me what the heartland is. Is there a blinder or better reason to travel?
~rjb
PS—Lately these two are the most beautiful:
1) Castanets: Texas Rose, The Thaw and The Beasts
My friend Adam...
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How Do You Sleep?
I’ve worked some awful jobs.
Humiliating. Ignominious. Berated by abusive bosses. Terrible jobs
I’ve put up with.
I’ve also written a decent story.
Maybe only three in my entire life, or one, but no less
than one, I know.
I’ve loved some terrible women.
Jealous, malicious. Under the scrutiny of desperate eyes I endured, slept uneasy.
Awful woman, for me.
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Universe Face
We Cobble Apollo Glory
They Joke Tragic Mosaics
We Unwind Time
Sift Sand, Shapes Shift
My Customary Faith Breaks
As Your Whole Costume Slips
