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SHHH!
There are people
Trying to
Think here.

8-word poem: THE RED ALERT STORY

I have
To die,
Not live
Like this.

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I can't wait
For my
Student loan
Bailout!

8-word poem: THE I'M NOT JOHN MCCAIN STORY

Darn it!
I don't
Know
How government
Works!

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Fear not!
President McCain
Will give us
Gas!

8-word poem: THE HERE COMES THE PLAN STORY, PART 1

I'm worried
You're not happy.

Yeah,
Me too.

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Suddenly
Free checks
For life
Sounds
Pretty sketchy.

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How many
Nights
Must I
Cry myself
Blind?

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As I delay
Dying:
Good things are
Happening.

8-word poem: THE POWERS THAT BE STORY

I'm of
The considered
Opinion
That you
Suck.

8-word poem: THE OLIVER STORY

We'll remember
Walking down
The street with
What's-his-name.

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To do:
Try
Not to
Incur
Your wrath.

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Get
A little more
Discipline
Into your
Life.

8-word poem: THE JUNK MAIL VARIATIONS

Remember me?
I have
Godly news
For you.

8-word poem: THE GERTRUDE STEIN STORY

She could have
Kicked
Ernest Hemingway's
Sorry ass.

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It's always
Time for
The belt
And rafters!

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Two kinds
Of being a
Dick:
You, me.

* * *

With apologies to Sarah Manguso.

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Last/First words:
I am ready
To go,
Lord.

iTuneage - recent baker's dozen

1. "Incinerate" - Sonic Youth
2. "East" - Don Cherry
3. "Gamma Ray" - Beck
4. "Copache" - The Melvins
5. "The Talking Drum" - King Crimson
6. "Misty Mountain Hop" - Led Zeppelin
7. "Graveyard Shift" - John Zorn
8. "Street Woman" - Old & New Dreams
9. "Storm The Reality Asylum" - Rip Rig & Panic
10. "Are Your Ready (For Some Darkness)" - Turbonegro
11. "Dachau Blues" - Captain Beefheart
12. "Metal Machine Music (Track 3)" - Lou Reed And Zeitkratzer
13. "Sleepwalkin'" - Tom Verlaine

8-word poem: THE GUY WHO DIDN'T WASH OUT THE BORROWED TUPPERWARE STORY, PARTS 2 AND 3

Nothing like being
Exposed
As a total pig.

* * *

Wow!
You're so evil!
(In a poetic way)*
____________________

*Composed by Corey Hasty.

My Life Story

Writer Michael Kimball has written my life story (on a postcard).

I haven't yet read any of Michael's books but his latest, Dear Everybody, is getting incredible reviews. Michael will be reading in NYC later this month and in October, so be sure to check him out.

Thanks, Michael!

8-word poem: THE GUY WHO DIDN'T WASH OUT THE BORROWED TUPPERWARE STORY

Forever associated
With dirty plastic—
There's a fate!

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Old and new
Dreams—
The best is
Coming.

8-word poem: THE SARAH PALIN CANNOT BE STOPPED STORY

Eight years later,
We're doomed to
Four more.

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I didn't blog
Yesterday;
I may not
Today.

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A reminder:
Take great
Pleasure
In small
Offerings.

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The stars
Are aligning;
Sounds like
Rusty hinges.

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From where
We've been
To where
We're going.

* * *

Happy Birthday to MsAPhillips!

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Each step
Brings us nearer
To the answer.

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It's there if
You want it;
You won't.