Zine-Scene and the Electric Slide

Inclining to e-zines—a concerted response by emerging writers finding in-print lit mags too constrained for their literary output. And why is that? I don’t know, but it certainly seems fun(-ish) to play with HTML tags, doesn’t it? The infinite gigs … Continue reading →

The Utility Poems – Alagasco August 2011

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And so this here begins the second round of The Utility Poems. The first round went well enough. I received my bills. I opened my bills. I wrote poems inspired partly by my bills and partly by the world that so … Continue reading →

The Utility Poems – Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer August 2011

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My recent City of Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer bill welcomed me today, fresh off our nation’s debt ceiling crisis, one that almost further excavated our debt hole into a little known layer in the earth’s crust called default. &, me, … Continue reading →

The Utility Poems – Alabama Power August 2011

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And so this here is the first of August’s iterations of The Utility Poems, brought to you by our dwindling finances, sponsored by our household paychecks, and, for tonight, featuring Alabama Power (A Southern Company). And like all good electric … Continue reading →