: About Me

Writers have gotten so soft. I want to make literature dangerous again.

My passion is ...

the arts

I know too much about ...

mid-nineties indie rock

My parents always told me ...

to be a doctor. Look where that got me.

Why I write ...

sometimes you need an anchor

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading: Allen Ginsburg/listening to: Islands

My inspiration ...

the blood in our veins

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Proud to be an American

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Brennan came home from the war today, with a cross on his chest and bullet holes in his arms. I had pimples on my face and some strange sense of respect for his uniform. He's fired a rifle, he's fought with his brothers, and I've been eating lettuce and criticzing the government. Who's the bigger problem here? I want a wedding, not a wake. Give me a reason to dance and wear white, to sneak wine from other tables and hit on someone's attractive cousin. There is no jihad, and there is no America. Everything's a lose collection of ideas without purpose, crying doves with eagle beaks and sever...

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