Last Will and Testament

A couple weeks back, a friend told me about this guy who killed himself. He was a truck driver out of Baltimore and for some reason, it really upset me. So I found myself writing a bunch of little monologues and stories for him. This was the one that I felt the strongest about. It [...]

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TQ&T, Part II

“The sign’s crooked.”
“Na-ah.”
“Yeah. It’s crooked.”
“Fine. You do it.”
“You spelled ‘Reservations’ wrong too.”
“If you’re so smart, why don’t you do it?”
“It’s not about smart.”
“Okay then.”
“But you can’t just spell things wrong.”
“How’s it spelled, idiot?”
“R-E-S-E-R-V-A…”
“Hold on. It’s too fast.”
We are creating the sign for Cassa’s latest career move: Claire’s Cafe. Claire is our mother. It’s her kitchen [...]

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The Intersection of Blogs and Literature

New York Magazine agrees: it’s all about the literary blogs.

http://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/44480/

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