posts tagged ‘life’

Greatest Record Score of All Time

Repost from old blog, 8/7/2008
Ever have one of those dreams where you find a trove of wonderful and unusual stuff? Like a set of rare and incredible CDs by your favorite band; CDs that don’t exist but in your dream life?
I once had an experience like that, except it was real. At least [...]


Thanks Mark Simpson

Mark Simpson, the seriously entertaining writer who coined the term metrosexual and wrote the book on Morrissey (and is – please forgive me – a hot piece of ass), wrote this great analysis of my MM4W Craigslist post:
Now, there’s nothing wrong with a couple of buddies wanting to re-enact the gang-bang, several-outsized-penises-pester-one-pussy porn that is [...]


My Writing Habits

I mostly hate when writers write about writing. But it’s the night before my 31st birthday, so fuck it. Aside from some conversations I’ve had with my therapist, I’ve never formally examined my writing habits.
I realized while redesigning my website that as a writer I’m somewhat prolific. Not Stephen King prolific, but [...]


The Bee is Me

Repost from old blog, 11/10/2006

Sitting in the car outside the store, waiting for my boyfriend to get directions. I was engrossed in my cellphone, examining it absentmindedly, cleaning the dust out of the crannies, the grease off of the screen, not thinking of anything much.
Then, I thought to look up and out the window. [...]


Abandoned House in Berlin, Maryland

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Things That Are Inexplicably Depressing

Repost from old blog, 8/12/2007
Generic pet food
Frozen burritos
Independently-owned clothing stores
The roller rink
Mall fountains
…and more? You tell me.


The Word Made Flesh

Repost from old blog, 3/18/2007
Pull up a chair – this is a long one, but it’s worth it.
I’ve been a fan of porn director Joe Gage for a little while now. He directed some of the most well-respected and enduring porn films of the seventies – in particular the trilogy of “Kansas City Trucking [...]


Shopping Center Sunsets

Repost from old blog, 12/22/07
Good to remember around this time of year: shopping centers are often the best places to watch sunsets – a combination of wide open parking-lot horizons, plus (at least in my hilly western-Pennsylvania town) the fact that most shopping centers are built above the road.
Tonight my lover and I were [...]