--I’M GETTING DRUNK ON A PLANE
…What a
beautiful day it is here in Seattle. I
hope the sun is shining down on you wherever you are.
…I’ve been
doing a lot of research about prisons for the novel I’m writing. I might need to go to one, but each time I
call the prison that’s fifteen minutes away I get a recording so I’m not sure
of the protocol.
Prison…
…Here are
some interesting Facebook posts this week from various friends:
-The
Submitter:
“Dear
Editor, this is my poetry website__________ which I would like you to review.
There are over 80 poems there. I hope you can find one or two that you feel
merits publication in your literary magazine.”
Our Response:
Dear ______: Our full submission guidelines are posted on our site. Please refer to them. We look forward to reading your work!
The Submitter:
Fuck you asshole. I'm an old man with no time to jump through hoops.
-Last
night I went to a strip club and a cemetery. Today I watch my little sister graduate.
Cheers!
-My
daughter: Yesterday a woman was supposed to come to my class to talk about
volcanoes but, at the last minute, she couldn't make it.
Me:
That blows.
-Some
of my Facebook friends are total whack jobs. Not you, of course. I like you.
-Last
night I learned that putting a dog down, digging a hole in the back yard and
burying it in the rain is a life experience I could have done without.
-Why
yes, yes, I did just walk all around the grocery store wearing a T-Shirt that
says "I Have Issues," and yes, when I got home the zipper on my jeans
WAS completely unzipped.
-Let's
make a list of the things men are useful for. I’ll start:
1.
Men can be good at cleaning dog toys.
The first FB post you shared was the best. I've got my share of those at various online journals I've dabbled with. Never at Metazen, though. How are things are Metazen, Len? How have you been, bud?
ReplyDeletehey, Sheldon. thanks for reading. i'm doing great. we're taking a hiatus at Metazen as Frank has opted out and Chris is overloaded. hopefully we'll be back up and running before too long. hope you are well.
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