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Men’s Adventure

Posted on May 24, 2008 by ubu507

In honor of their 25th anniversary, those Krazy Krauts at Taschen are republishing some of their finer volumes at a new low, low price. Taschen has always had a fine foreign eye for the pulp sleaze of the good old … Continue reading →

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Lucky

Posted on May 23, 2008 by ubu507

Lucky   We meet on the stairs She’s always late has A job selling candy On the other bank Just before class She sits next to me Stretching her legs Tight white pants feet In and out of moccasins Outlined … Continue reading →

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Department of out of Control Prose and a Pinch of a Shimmy and a Twang

Posted on May 21, 2008 by ubu507

Somebody take away this writer’s pencil! Anna Ash – 8:30 p.m., Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom, 114 S. Main St. Ash and her friends take stringed instruments and mingle them with a smidgen of soul and a pinch of shimmy … Continue reading →

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REPRESSION

Posted on May 20, 2008 by ubu507
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Quote Bag: Symbolism and Its Discontents

Posted on May 17, 2008 by ubu507

  He thought that the light had ceased to shine in the west and the black wings of night approached across the misty ocean. European culture had uttered its word. And this word had arisen like an ominous symbol. And … Continue reading →

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Razor point II

Posted on May 16, 2008 by ubu507

  Razor Point II Redwing sweatshirt green rain slickerBut not a sincerely ironic rugby shirtMuttering over some tear or stainWar Story Science Fiction Mental IllnessAll in one (relatively) thin ponytailed volume All of them insufficient models of realityLegs out on another … Continue reading →

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Master of the Delta by Thomas H. Cook

Posted on May 14, 2008 by ubu507

  And here’s my brief review of Thomas Cook’s wonderful, brand new book:     Master of the Delta, Thomas H. Cook, Harcourt, $24.00 The first element that always draws me into a Thomas H. Cook novel is his magnificent … Continue reading →

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Interview with Edgar Winner Thomas H. Cook

Posted on May 13, 2008 by ubu507

Thomas H. Cook is one of a handful of contemporary writers who fill me with awe. When I heard he was coming to the store I was absolutely ecstatic, because he’s one of the really great authors around now in any … Continue reading →

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Swinburne

Posted on May 10, 2008 by ubu507

Art thou the ghost, my sister, White sister there, Am I the ghost, who knows?     — Swinburne  

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Dig de Maupassant

Posted on May 9, 2008 by ubu507

Man, do I dig Guy de Maupassant! I don’t think people read him that much any more, or study him, except maybe to translate in French class. I think his present semi-obscurity must be because he his forte wasn’t the … Continue reading →

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