September 2008
I Will Pay Tens of Thousands of Dollars For Your...
Where did you get it? It is beautiful.
Good Thing to Say
When you’re choosing whether to face forward or backwards on a train, ask your companion, “Do you wanna see where you’re going, or where you’ve been?” Also be middle aged. Your companion should be younger, ethnic, or both. You two will share the uncomfortable laugh you were seeking.
Reading Comprehension
Poppy left this land-life for a month at sea. “It’s just a month,” the captain grumbled, unimpressed by the newcomer. Short and squirrely and good with a harp, Poppy quick won the crew’s favor. Poppy weighed as much as the mainsail and would allow the crew some fun with that. In high winds they would wrap a rope around Poppy and drop the sail to the deck, sending Poppy...
Trollop!
Trollop spotted at BART and Market, trollop spotted in a shoe store. Trollop has finger-width cleavage, why don’t you dip one and see? Trollop has breaking ankles. For now they undergird her legs but soon the whole apparatus will topple. Trollop is flashing you whenever you turn back to the chalkboard. Her underwear is soft and dingy and picked from the same filthy floor every morning....
Waking up
If you don’t remember the details of having sex with the person to which you just awoke adjacent, I think it is fair to make a request along these lines: “I think, good morning, I think that it’s only fair we have sex again. I’d rather not suffer the guilt and anxiety without even a memory to attach it to. Failing this, I would at least like to pull of the covers so as to...
David Brooks
David Brooks presses his lipless mouth against your cheek. He just got back from overseas, he says this is what they do. He slips two fingers beneath your collar, takes your pulse, laughs. “Healthy as a horse, ha ha!” This is the way farm families greet each other, he says. David Brooks knows everything about everything. He tells you to take a deep breath, and when you don’t he...
The Intentions of Ms. Gann
I believe she was trying to show us this:
Still, I do not understand.
