Monthly Archives: June 2007

Fall

Posted on June 13, 2007 by ubu507

Fall Fall back in ecstasy before these women you desire Let their will take the place of your reason Perverse geniuses altogether adorable and excitable Natural temptations desirable calamities Ambassadors of narcotic intrigue Spouses of a single night Ladies … Continue reading →

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Aphrodite by Pierre Louys

Posted on June 12, 2007 by ubu507

Until recently I’d never read Pierre Louys’s Aphrodite, even though the titular goddess in my favorite immortal and I have a nice little hardback Modern Library edition. I guess I’m just skeptical about historical fiction, particularly the ponderous, factoid heavy … Continue reading →

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Important Legal Notice

Posted on June 9, 2007 by ubu507

STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT-FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO 07942NC In the matter of Pushpinder Kaur Bhella TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including:* whose address(es) are unknown and whose in- terest … Continue reading →

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Well Understood

Posted on June 8, 2007 by ubu507

Well Understood Interest and admiration Be it well understood Attracting and baffling Privileges and casualties Not clearly accounted for The myriad representations Of a very unwelcome kind All slippery sloping Across your surface Do I have knowledge of that … Continue reading →

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What the Blind Girl Said

Posted on June 6, 2007 by ubu507

What the Blind Girl Said 1.) At one time I had normal vision. I had sight that was 20/400, which means that what you can see at twenty feet looked like it was four hundred feet away to me. But … Continue reading →

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Snakes In Expected and Unexpected Places

Posted on June 5, 2007 by ubu507

I’m telling you I had NO idea how deep this snake thing went when I made them the titular image of my famously unpublished novel SNAKES IN CAVES. It seems like I come across some deeply entwined image of snake … Continue reading →

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House of Cards

Posted on June 2, 2007 by ubu507

Lucky you — I’m too busy/lazy today to do anything but run another spellbinding excerpt from my novel SNAKES IN CAVES: Allegheny County — the county Pittsburgh’s in — is named after the Allegheny River, the river of the … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age of Weird

Posted on June 1, 2007 by ubu507

Well, here’s the monthly round up of the strangest sounding micro press and self published books. Read the actual descriptions penned by the authors – this is all true – I couldn’t make up the name Tami Hotard, much less … Continue reading →