Archive for March 2012
Cotton Clouds
cotton clouds roll forever nowhere
Read MoreSurprise Fat Man
glance through window reveals fat man bending in coffee shop next door
Read MoreOpen Door
open door lures boy into painted room ejected by howling father
Read MoreBerlin Wall Bones
under berlin wall rats chewed bones of lenin and stalin
Read MoreAmbitious Diet
much younger wife serves spicy meals and strong drinks
Read MoreRestrepo in Afghanistan
After U.S. soldier Robert Bales murders sixteen civilians, most women and children, you want to understand more and peer into lives of Americans fighting in Afghanistan. You can’t go there and don’t have to. In your suburban living room a large flat screen on the wall video streams any movie you choose, in this case…
Read MoreProfile of a Suit
if he bombs pollutes and steals he’ll be wearing a suit
Read MoreBible Bombers
god and allah love bombers
Read MoreBashar al-Assad’s New Hippocratic Oath
bashar al-assad distinguished opthamologist has revised hippocratic oath at gunpoint demanding doctors foreswear treating injured patients in syrian hospitals
Read MoreBashar al-Assad’s Minefield
why mine borders blocking those who want to flee imprisoned in syria they’ll slit your gut
Read MoreAssad Explains Siege of Homs
I’ve been reading international reports. People are saying I’ve sequestered myself with sycophants and yes men. They should be quiet and listen to the truth. I admit my opposition’s a bit broader than initially perceived. Quite a few terrorist-infected Syrians don’t understand the Assad dynasty must endure. To protect the country I’ve been forced to…
Read MoreFlowers
flowery serpents crawl into lungs
Read MoreFemale Beverage
she kept drinking and the phone stopped ringing
Read MoreEvil Eye
why look at me like that email link only for aesthetic reasons
Read MorePruning
Alice liked to save money. She scoured newspapers and tabloids to find coupons. She drove across town to pay few cents less per gallon of gas. She never dined in restaurants or went to movies. She hadn’t taken vacation since husband died twenty years ago. She mowed lawn until arthritis forced to have dug out…
Read MoreIvan the Terrible
identification card proves ivan demjanjuk guarded jews at sobibor death camp demjanjuk insists had to or die only handful of two hundred fifty thousand jews survived and no aged survivor remembers so ivan demjanjuk though convicted as accessory in murder of twenty-eight thousand was released to german nursing home pending appeal at least he’ll never…
Read MoreWork and Retirement
Bill liked job until Thursdays when mind and body tired. Then he craved weekends but got bored by Sunday afternoons. He fantasized about learning to enjoy free time, and made lists of activities, but had been profligate in youth and could not retire.
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