In The Realm Of Absolute Purity

I thought of Perry today while I was having a smoke in Jack Kerouac Alley, surveying the window display in City Lights book store, somewhere between my fourth and fifth pint of Bass Ale at Vesuvio. It’s become a daily ritual for me, sidling up to the bar at Vesuvio for endless beers and enjoying [...]

Escape

Simon swiftly descended the thick-carpeted stairs of his apartment building. Just before his foot hit the last step, his wife thrust her head out the door.
“Simon!” she called in a tone that was both jury and executioner.
He hesitated on the last step, muttered under his breath: “Damn. Just when I was about to make [...]

Do You Know How To Draw Blood?

You may not have read one of the most disturbing aspects of the Va Tech shootings, but thanks to Joseph Mailander at Martini Republic, here we go:
Nikki Giovanni, NAACP Image-Award-winning writer and poet, was a creative writing teacher to shooter Cho Seung Hui. Of Hui’s writing, after the blood had spilled, she was quoted in [...]

Your Daily Bukowski

“If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose.”
Charles Bukowski