John J. Trause Accident Our safe word was “more.” John J. Trause, a librarian, scholar, and author of five books of poetry and one of parody, is also the subject of a 30-on-30-in-30 essay on The Operating System and an author of an essay on Baroness Elsa at the same site.
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John J. Trause “On Being Bored to Distraction . . .”
John J. Trause On Being Bored to Distraction by a Well-Connected But Boring Poet at a Reading of Her Boring Poems About Her Experiences in Greece That Sound Like Everyone Else’s Boring Poems About One’s Experiences in Greece I want to scream in Greek. John J. Trause, a librarian, scholar, and author of five books […]
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John J. Trause Victoria’s Secret She wears men’s underwear. John J. Trause, a librarian, scholar, and author of five books of poetry and one of parody, is also the subject of a 30-on-30-in-30 essay on The Operating System and an author of an essay on Baroness Elsa at the same site.
Read MoreMark Seidl “The Landlord’s Statement”
Mark Seidl The Landlord’s Statement It got so you couldn’t name the killer without someone else naming the killer next door. Mark Seidl is a writer and rare-books librarian based in Upstate New York.
Read MoreMark Seidl “The Enthusiasts”
Mark Seidl The Enthusiasts They stand at the thick spools of chain clasping and slowly unclasping their hands. Mark Seidl is a writer and rare-books librarian based in Upstate New York.
Read MoreWilliam Cullen, Jr. “Standing by Your Grave on Your Birthday”
William Cullen, Jr. Standing by Your Grave on Your Birthday How noisy birth is with the new born bawling as if it already had a foreboding of a quiet place where the grass is always cut and the leaves are always raked away so one could read its name and its birth date as clearly […]
Read MoreH. Edgar Hix “Divine Providence”
H. Edgar Hix Divine Providence Before you condemn Noah for incompetence, consider that you’ve never actually smelled unicorn farts. H. Edgar Hix is still in a state of shock and trying to discover what the state bird is.
Read MoreIon Corcos “Old Paths”
Ion Corcos Old Paths Even the stone is laden with history, red paint a signpost to a mule track. Ion Corcos is currently traveling full-time and enjoys writing about nature and life.
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