Presenting: Shane Allison If I Was the Editor of a Literary Magazine I would reject anything that didn’t have the words dick, tits or pussy in it. And I don’t mean the Biological terms like penis, breasts or vagina. Some places don’t take erotica, pornography or gay and lesbian themes, but I would welcome the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Out of the Cupboard #13
Posted in Out of the Cupboard on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
#59
Posted in Poetry on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lewis Humphries Momentary Mr Martin, your image crafts a neat visage of corporate health, dressed as you are in a starched chemise and light grey suit. And as your fingertips school the errant tie that binds your neck, a time piece shows the face of eleven o clock. Whilst bursts of fitful laughter breach the [...]
#58
Posted in Poetry on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Alli Sutherland Quality Street Tower I awoke up at 7:30 in the morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed and lay there wondering what to do with the day. I wanted to see the cookery programme that started at 10am and had to do a shop and some housework, the house is always a tip [...]
#57
Posted in Poetry on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Andria Alefhi Not a Joiner: 3 days at a yoga ashram I was supposed to stay until Friday but on Wednesday afternoon while everyone was in class, I quietly packed my bags and left. I volunteered my services as an interpreter for a yoga teacher training course at an ashram. It’s my fault, really. I [...]
#56
Posted in Poetry on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gary Beck Drop Out I sit at my desk pretending to work and ponder the passing of time, as pompous as an ancient sage and though in near paralytic sleep, I see the vision of waste. The unending hours in the office, the terrible hunger for life, the moments untempered by patience that burst a [...]
This World, My World #1
Posted in non-fiction on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ananya S Guha Cricketing Memories The first cricket test match that I saw but could not witness was the famed one between India and the West Indies in 1967. ‘Famed’ unfortunately for all the wrong reasons; far removed from cricketing attributes or skills. The match went down in the annals of cricketing history as one [...]
#55
Posted in Poetry on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well now…here’s a Shard written a year ago last April when I was in the hospital for my second operation. I’ve been spending the morning pawing through scrawled Shards, a pile of loose sheets of paper, napkins, coffee coasters. I can’t keep up with it. Some find their way straight into the computer, others get [...]
OMG, Click Me! #1
Posted in non-fiction on September 5, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Gloom Cupboard introduces a new column by AV Flox about relationships, sex and the internet. We’ve a feeling you’ll Digg it.
Cash Rules Everything Around Me #5
Posted in Gonzo, non-fiction on September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Greg Oguss on Pop Culture GAME RECOGNIZE GAME “I know Todd Boyd. You’re no Todd Boyd,” a fiftysomething hippie poet named told me last fall, referencing the most quotable professor on the University of Southern California campus, aka the Notorious PhD. The hippie was correct, technically. Unlike the well-known African-American cultural critic Dr. Boyd, I’m [...]
#54
Posted in Poetry on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lance Curran The Trouble With Impulse Buying While I flipped through pages of the Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices I came across an entry for bee stings. Some men like to have their penis stung so it will swell. I couldn’t help but think of the complications that would arise if I were to take [...]