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The Axeman Cometh
The back lane between Melcombe Avenue and Winter Lane has always been home to an axe murderer. The news don't report on it, but I know. Oh yes, I……
Lunatic Asylum
“Another pint of Davenport’s and a Bushmills chaser please, Steve,” said Mickey as “My Little Son (England’s Motorway)” by the Dubliners played on…
Post-Einstein Bagels
In this morning, I was accompanied by the sight of two cardinals cycling the air, like blushed-red in aerial view, and the sound of gravity at work,…
Letters from a Heartbroken Pervert: Sorry
Hi beautiful, Sometimes I am just overwhelmed with how bad I feel about everything regarding us and our end. It’s weird, really. A few times a day, I…
Eight Poems by Anna Akhmatova
translated by Don Mager Untitled If all in the world who have petitioned me For spiritual assistance,--- All the holy fools and the mutes, The…
The Bunnies Are Killing Themselves!
The Swanson family was returning home from IKEA, their Cadillac Escalade crammed with furniture, when a squirrel ran into the road. It thumped…
“‘Divination’ is Lazy,” “Alton,” and “Koresh (The Death Rattle)”
"Divination" is Lazy Here’s an almost certain idea of the future: more bleeding gums and leaning up on the counter a stomach cancer salting a snail’s…
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, Part 1
It was in March 1971 that the event occurred. I’d have to guess on the specific time and day. I’ll look into it and get back to you. That month in…
Emo and Stan
The stolen special atomic demolition munition did what during the Cold War was hoped would never happen. The SADM, colloquially known as a “suitcase…
Modern Life and Other Bad Jokes
Chekhov hit the nail on the head over a hundred years ago when he identified the social causes of mental illness. The human mind is not meant to live…
