guy

by dog e relaford

some thought he was a monster some thought he was a saint some thought him the epitome of style others that he was quaint some thought he was nasty some thought he was rather sweet some would follow him to hell and back others not across the street some thought him courteous some thought him rude maybe he was both depending on his mood he came out of nowhere and took the world by storm they took him down to headquarters to fill out a form he wrote “name here” in the space marked “name here” he was a rebel and had nothing to fear they put him in a cell marked three twenty one the moon was in the sky but he was the sun some thought he was a robot some thought he was a plant when pressed for an answer he said, no such word as “can’t” some thought he was a monster some thought he was a saint some thought he was wood others thought he was paint many did not care other wondered why deep down inside he was just a guy

harlequin

by genghis gilgamesh

henry had a harlequin he kept it in the yard the creature was not amusing but it tried hard it couldn’t sing and it couldn’t dance it could not bake brownies and was not suited for romance it couldn’t juggle wineglasses or balance bowling balls on its head it stayed up all day and went to bed henry left the kingdom and went on a trip with a golden sword held firmly in his grip let to its own devices the harlequin stayed home with the happy that was greece and the sad that was rome someday the sun will revolve around the earth snakes and dinosaurs will dance in a ritual of rebirth

mailbox - 2. vince and gus

by bofa xesjum

part 2 of ?

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in the safety of his room, with the door securely locked and the shade pulled down, augustus took the mysterious letter from his pocket with trembling hands. the envelope was addressed to - vincent r tomlinson 128 blueberry pancake highway unit 1 parkersville oregon. 96744 with a return address of - gus b kringleton 1279 zane grey boulevard apartment 63496 yokahama nippon 564-gd3 dear vince, the letter began. i hope you are well, i got to thinking of you the other night when i shot and killed a man just outside of vladivistok just for something to do. it reminded me of the great old days when you and me and poor old stace terrorized the northern territories and kept the so-called establishement on the hop - or on their toes. ha ha. anyways, i was wondering if you would like to join me in getting back to those days, when guys like you and me had so much fun. they called us serial killers and he scum of the earth and such, but hey, isn’t life about enjoying yourself in the short time we all have on earth? i got some good places all mapped out where we could start. hoping to hear from you, old buddy, your old pal, gus raise a fuss the letter fell from augustus’s hand. he was horrified. he had to contact the authorities. but he was not sure who the authorities were, or how to contact them. a terrible thought flashed through his brain. he had opened the letter! a letter not addressed to himself. was that not a crime? he had a vague notion that it was. augustus did not want to go to jail, or to a prison camp in a desert or an arctic waste. to be continued

mailbox - 1. in the shadows

by bofa xesjum

part 1 of ?

it was a dark and windy night. a man stood in the shadows watching a mailbox. you do not see as many mailboxes as you used to on city streets, but they are still out there. as the man in the shadows watched, the wind picked up a piece of paper - a letter? - that was stuck in the opening of the mailbox, and lifted it so that it, still stuck, would be visible in its whiteness to any random passerby. perfect, he thought. * augustus brown went for a walk every saturday night no matter how good or bad the weather was. he had been doing it since he was fourteen years old. it was just his way. when he was introduced to people, which was not very often, he would try to bring the conversation around to the fact that he took these walks. augustus was five feet nine and a half inches tall and weighed 176 pounds. his favorite movie was “the animal”, starring stanley o’hara and zora young. his favorite song was “wild is my heart”, as sung by norine sue. he did not have a favorite book. he preferred taking long walks in the dark city streets, to reading books. but he did spend hours reading the online posts of strangers, especially on the most inflammatory political issues of the day, even though he never posted anything himself, about anything. on a scale of 1 to 100, 1 being the least interesting and 100 the most interesting, augustus rated an average of 14 to his fellow inhabitants of the planet. on the dark and windy evening on which our narrative commences, augustus approached a corner at which a mailbox stood beside the traffic light. he noticed a white piece of paper - a letter? - stuck in the slot of the mailbox and fluttering in the strong breeze. you do not see as many mailboxes as you used to on city streets, but they are still out there. augustus’s curiosity was piqued. he gently removed the letter from the slot. not only was the address handwritten, but the return address on the upper left corner of the envelope was handwritten as well. you do not see that very often these days. augustus was a somewhat inquisitive person - 53 on a scale of 1 to 100 - and had no particluar respect for the privacy of others, so he put the letter in his pocket, to open and read at his leisure when he returned to his room. the man in the shadows smiled. next

johnny's picture

by dog e relaford

johnny drew a picture he drew it in his head the sky was blue and the leaves were red the grass was green but was turning brown the bus was late on its way from town johnny was sad because the bus was late was this, he wondered to be his fate? the bus arrived driven by a cow the cow had no license johnny got on anyhow the sky turned gray it started to rain no one ever saw poor johnny again

not very good

by anonymous

i wrote this poem i wrote it today it ls not very good but i like it anyway roses are flowers lobsters have shells i have a secret i never will tell some things are free most things cost once I was found but again I am lost nobody likes me i have no friends i hate my life and wish it would end

duck

by dog e relaford

johnny had a kangaroo he left it on the moon nobody objected except pete the quiet goon remember september when the trees were under water except for young zero it would been hotter charlie had a duck in everybody’s flowers go henceforth and challenge untrammeled power judy had a koala which would not mind its manners lancelot liked blackberries but merlin preferred bananas