Early this year I was mad at a friend And I was also I was right But I remembered he is a friend And kept my mouth shut tight Some time passed and then some more And now we talk again For talking is what friends are for Not to defeat and win […]
If other cannot stop you, and you prefer it, you can talk about your “rights.” If you are beholden to others, you have the “rights” they prefer you to have. I can agree that periodicals used to be more numerous, but I suggest a thought experiment where you prove or disprove to yourself […]
If you put out a birdbath You’ll see such lovely birds For birds and other creatures Will come in flocks and herds If you put out no birdbath It might not be as nice You’ll have no birds but also No birdshit and no mice Some men are born to only make […]
DOES NOT EQUAL edited by Trevor Blake. West Martian Limited Company, 2026. Paperback, 252 pages. Interior design Trevor Blake, cover West Martian. A collection of essays spanning centuries, spanning the globe, spanning the political spectrum (and some outside it) – from Plato to Poe, from the English Monarchs to Vladimir Lenin – […]
Baron Munchausen’s Narrative! His Marvelous Travels and Campaigns in Russia With Parts of the Supplements Thereto and Notes by Steven T. Byington. Out of print for a century. Suitable for home schooling and general bombastico. Cover by Chris Cajero Cilla, preface by Trevor Blake. https://underworldamusements.com/collections/books/products/baron-munchausen-s-narrative-steven-t-byington-ed-trevor-blake-ed-sa1316
Long ago I was on a train ride from Seattle to Portland. A voice came over the PA and with a Spanish accent said there was a giant octopus in the lake we were passing, and the bridge we were about to cross had recently collapsed. Later another voice came over the PA and said […]
Some people that you meet Are a backwards weathervane They’re pointing not to joy But to misery and pain Wind blows on us all But we chose where we point So when an ill wind blows Don’t get all out of joint 2024-07-26 “It is not sustainable” and “oppression leads to rebellion” […]
“Quasimodo Von Belvedere: Independent Superman of Chicago.” Edited by Trevor Blake. NEW! Quasimodo Von Belvedere moved elbow-to-elbow with the likes of Max Bodenheim, Emma Goldman, and the soapbox orators of the “Dil Pickle Club”. He ran for President on the “Independent Superman” ticket, wrote prose and plays, and lived the hobohemian life of prohibition-era […]
That drive in me, so hard to explain The urge to help people who wish to complain They wish to complain, not to receive help To wail and to gnash, to bleat and to yelp To explain to me why they can’t help themself That drive in me, over time is diminished For I’ve […]
When you see the fat man Huff and puff upon the stair Before you judge too harshly Please make yourself aware You don’t know his life Before he got to there He may have been in bed But then started to care And he put in the work To get out in the air To […]
Powered by WordPress mogtus-sanlux 2026 | All Rights Reserved.