I suppose I should begin rightly, and tell you that my name is Mason and I am the one writing this. If nothing else from here on out is to be known, it is that I and no one else is writing these words. These words are mine and no one else’s. That's important. From … Continue reading Disparity’s Cohort (a short story)
David usually leapt at the prospect of going to the park, but today was an odd day for him. It was raining. "There's no point in going to the park in the rain," he thought, "because I'll not be able to feed the pigeons." Pigeons - as you may know - don't like the rain. … Continue reading A Pigeon in the Rain (a short story)
My name is Michael McGuire. I am a 30-year-old songwriter, poet, and author. This is the brief story of why I have yet to graduate from college. To start with childhood, I spent most of my time alone, listening to baseball games on the radio, reading or playing guitar in my bedroom. I was a … Continue reading a college admissions essay i didn’t need to submit
It is October 2017. New York City. The Borough of Queens. I'm on a stone path which leads to the train station, the Long Island Railroad. I'm smoking a cigarette. A man approaches. "Money. Give it to me." He says. I look up and I see his eyes, narrowed yet wide and unhinged. "Brother, I've … Continue reading The Interaction (a very short story)
Fade In 1990s. A man about the age of 30 sits upright on his bed, his pillows propped behind him. The phone rings twice. He answers. -Hello? Voice on the other end -Hi, yes. I'm calling to see if your refrigerator is running. Is it running? The man smiles, knowing full well to sidestep the … Continue reading The Prank Call (a one act play)
Lawrence Graves had been a golf pro for most of his adult life. "It's a tremendously boring game," he always said, "but I'm very good at it." It was on his 45th birthday, however, that he became a bit more than just a golfer and that is what this story is about. *** Sometime in … Continue reading The Ballad of Lawrence Graves (a short story)
Francis circled around the grounds every morning about the time of coffee. To him it was by 5am, when he was thrilled to be awake before the rest of the inmates, which is what he called his brethren. You see, Francis was a brother in the order of Apsis- a semisecret sect of a christian … Continue reading The Order of Apsis (a short story)
It was nearing two o'clock in the morning when we finally emerged from the screened-in porch that hung off the front of the cabin like it was a branch of a tree, jutting out of the woods, grabbing as much sunlight as possible when the time of day was right for it. It being the … Continue reading And The Chairs (a short story)
Lies come in all shapes and sizes but they all crush the same when added up. *** One who does not know the distress of another, but believes he may, is allowed nothing himself to know of himself. *** Without the dictation of willed presentation of spirit, there is but emptiness and caustic platitude. *** … Continue reading things which, in the past few months, i’ve randomly thought and subsequently written down
Visit Compound Pictures to discover the world and film (The Red Skulls) which inspired the above album, which was originally recorded some time in the last 8 years, I dunno. album credits: Cory (guitars/vocals) - as Tito Jared (vocals/keys) - as Jack Kevin (vocals/percussion/keys) - as Lester Laura (vocals) - as Jess Michael (vocals/guitars/chordette) - as … Continue reading The Red Skulls Shock Opera (remastered)
A live album recorded a little over five years ago in a basement in Portland, Oregon. Free to listen to and download; $1 for a download of an essay that tries to explain its creation. @bandcamp
Why the President is Only Commander in Chief (and why this sets policy) Why a Supreme Court Member Should Be Allowed to Be Voted Out By the American People (But Not Voted In) Psychiatry Is Broken, I Can Help Fix It, But Doctors Won't Let Me- Because I am a Patient *actually that third … Continue reading Three Ideas For Essays (that I’ll never write but someone should)
