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Dorothy Hughes’s DREAD JOURNEY

Posted on March 13, 2007 by ubu507

One of the authors who was passing through sort of semi-promised me the chance to write a brief essay on DOROTHY HUGHES for an anthology of female hard boiled writing she’s involved in. Like most of my literary prospects it … Continue reading →

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Poetry week’s dramatic conclusion: Nightjar

Posted on March 10, 2007 by ubu507

The thrilling conclusion to poetry week!   Nightjar   Foxed by her Askew movement The cupped possibility That beneath warm sheets Rises playfully up In her parents’ room Hinting that our old license Has not wholly expired And still I yearn … Continue reading →

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Poetry week continues with MONKEY

Posted on March 9, 2007 by ubu507

aren’t you excited! nothing boots the ratings like poetry!     Monkey   Impossible to anticipate The limits of what we Can know by reason Are narrow the Lammas eve of many Modern instances The word of the enigma The … Continue reading →

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Purple

Posted on March 6, 2007 by ubu507

Purple   Lying on the beach Like an hourglass Out of heaven Cast down in Undoubted splendor The slouching goddess Garmented in light Paler yet there Her all too evident maturity Concealed in dead silence Delusive delicious daring As contemptuously … Continue reading →

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Annals of Crime: Take This Job and Shove it!

Posted on March 3, 2007 by ubu507

CRIME BEAT Fired woman assaults co-workers A 21-year-old Ann Arbor woman who was fired from her job Wednesday is accused of slapping her boss and putting another employee’s face through a computer screen, Ann Arbor police said. The woman worked … Continue reading →

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Bethany: Part XIII: Conclusion

Posted on February 24, 2007 by ubu507

Hey, I must have been the MVP of the Super Bowl — cause I’M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD! (If that ice storm doesn’t ground us). But you, the UBU public, will be the losers, because there want be any missives … Continue reading →

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Helen of Troy by Bettany Hughes

Posted on February 23, 2007 by ubu507

Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Bettany Hughes (Vintage Books, paperback $16.95)   I think my fascination with Helen of Troy began when I first saw her picture in my beloved copy … Continue reading →

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About Helen

Posted on February 21, 2007 by ubu507

Here’s some excerpts that appealed to my wayward nature from the excellent book Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Bettany Hughes, a full review of which will appear in Friday’s hardhitting edition … Continue reading →

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From the Annals of Crime: Hanger Damage

Posted on February 20, 2007 by ubu507

CRIME BEAT Teen may face assault charge A 16-year-old resident of Yost House in Ann Arbor said another teen threw a crutch at him and attacked him Saturday evening, city police said. The youths were inside the group home for … Continue reading →

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Ice Sphinx

Posted on February 17, 2007 by ubu507

Ice Sphinx   Austral storm wild saxifrage Island or continent Spartan queen antarctic sphinx A fragment of Sophia With singular meaning The framework of humanity Appalling and irresistible Grace and freedom of being That which ignites desire Under the action … Continue reading →

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