The Feast of the Epiphany
Are you a truth seeker or a self-justifier? I suddenly had my first epiphany: I watch TV to enjoy the look of beautiful people. This is also why I…
Yonezawa Arts and Artistry
Yumemado’s numerous hand-crafted wood products include windows and doors. I. Japan is known to members of my generation by three iconic words, and…
Weimaraner Owners Worldwide
My dream is to own two and a half dozen curly-haired pigs. That’s not all: I’d also like a Jag, a five-bedroom country house, and a bag of M&M’s.…
Backlash
The prince in Montecito yearns to become the prince of Montecito, the man of the hour. After years of study, he plans to translate his Maoist…
Nero’s Descendants
Cool has replaced noble, the dude explains, as he knifes his mother; it’s a man’s world. With that, the teen loudly orders Quiche Lorraine, peach…
Hickory Dickory Dock
Even the moon landing was an act of discrimination. Blacks get cut out of everything; even the bombing of Hiroshima failed to include them. That the…
Dog City
Reading about sex is among the most boring things one could ever do. Middle-aged WASPs and their first-time memories. Those numbing descriptions of…
“Take the Plunge,” “Cultural Appropriation,” “Honor Among Thieves,” and Other Poems
Take the Plunge After killing African natives, the colonial armies returned to Europe to murder its own civilians. Trench warfare and concentration…
“Fat Pigeons Over Tokyo Bay,” “Getting Emotional,” “Life Without Death,” and “National Tragedy, A Poem for All Ages”
Fat Pigeons Over Tokyo Bay Pigeons fling themselves from the balconies like suicides. Fat, filthy rats, fly from rooftops, as crows attack the…
The Confiscation Wars
I: The Man with No Tattoos was dragged through the streets by a mob of women, whose distinguishing features are black ink markings sketched across…
