Feathertale
FeatherTale, n. A confusing and disorganized forum for writers, poets and artists to showcase their genius.
It sparkled and glinted all snug in my cave, The treasure I took, they couldn’t save. From Fairies in the north and Gnomes in the south, they couldn’t protect themselves from the fire in my mouth. They shot arrows at me after I’d made my haul, but my hide was too thick, they didn’t pierce […]
Chris says he’ll be over by eleven but only has three bags left. Chris says he’ll be here by midnight at the latest but only has two bags left. Chris is downstairs.
REJECTION I received today, your rejection notice Together with the copy of your So-called magazine. Tell me, which of your contributors Are you sleeping with? All of them I suspect, from The quality of your lacklustre journal. I’ve looked at the fiction section And Dickens it ain’t. As for the poetry, I can only imagine […]
• Passing Christmas eve in a store • Spending more than the year before • Squabbling about your mum’s or mine • Standing in a boxing day line • Eating and drinking ‘til I groan • Family reunions on the phone • Scanning credit card bills in fear • Wearing fat pants after New Year.
August 2, 1977 — Slept in a bathtub last night. The coke was from Bolivia, I think. Two girls woke me up, Chrissy and the other – I can’t remember her name. Her face was pointy looking. Anyway, Eleanor is breaking the lease and they can’t make rent so I’m moving in this weekend. August 9, […]
Super Mario Maestro, your bleeps and bloops make me wanna do do do do do do, do do do do do do, ba ba ba! I smoke my mushroom and Barrrump, I’m big, and busting blocks is cracklecrash, cracklecrash, and killing koopas is bump, whing. I kill another one: bump, whing. And the jangly superstar: I feel invincible when […]