"…something like the supervisor of an entire team of political agents…"
The absurdity of sports was really bothering him now. The idea of rooting for this team or that team. Some group of people wearing a costume similar to a costume he used to react favorably to when he was young. Or at least younger. Some subset of super-athletes whose contracts matched. Whose agents got along. … Read more
He’s walking around like he’s just eaten an orange. Always. This gives him strength.
My stomach doctor, who looks a lot like Elliott Gould — I mean, even more than I do. Anyways. He’s someone you don’t want to startle you. And he’s also. I mean. For reasons I really don’t care to discuss. Let’s just say. He’s someone you don’t want to picture 15 feet tall. Someone I … Read more
The horses are grazing over at the World Trade Center. Tourists form a wide circle around the field translating plaques out loud to each other looking down at the grass-covered pit before strolling over to the local Fire Department where the hay stacks are piled higher than feels safe. Squinting through dark glass into the … Read more
Guest: Studies have shown that two-thirds of what people buy, they weren’t planning on buying when they walked into the store. Host: So you’re saying, if I go into a store to buy a pair of socks, I’m going to walk out with three things I didn’t want? And I screamed at the radio: “No! … Read more
Please… write what you know but also: know something interesting.
They’re telling shapeless stories at the open mic reading from travel diaries picking up where they left off last week and Yaniv wants to shout: “Get a blog!”
Never gave thanks. Never had blogs. Owned slaves. Some of them owned slaves. Were shorter than us on average. Yes, some of them fought against it tried to move things forward toward a blinding bright world but not all of them.
Like “stinky” in MadLibs, she always delivered.
Most people don’t like ghosts. But everybody loves circus ghosts. Circus ghosts may not remember who they were in the real world or what kind of car they drove. But they remember their tricks. They say: “Watch me juggle. I can eat fire.” “oooOOOOOoooo.” “I can eat fire.”