The Interview
(Scene: Nicola England is sitting in a business suit on one side of a desk in an office with some papers and a laptop/tablet in… Read More »The Interview
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My Name Is…
What the hell were my parents thinking when deciding to name me? Were they drunk? Was it a joke? Or perhaps they were pissed off… Read More »My Name Is…
My Shadow Leaks
My shadow leaks from me and poolson the sidewalk where anyonemight splash it with heavy footfall.The wind today is so clumsyit ripped a seam, allowing… Read More »My Shadow Leaks
The Realization
I must admit that the main thing I hate about TV commercialsis that there are human beings in them—not always, but mostof the time. I… Read More »The Realization
Too Homeschooled to be Normal
I invite my sister Karylle and my cousin Rachel over for our annual viewing of The Holiday. A Christmas season tradition. We order pizza and… Read More »Too Homeschooled to be Normal
Binding and Loosing
The term “lapsed Catholic” is used too much these days. I hate to be a Pearly Gatekeeper, but I feel I have to say something… Read More »Binding and Loosing
1969: The Stonewall Inn
In the industrial ruin near the New York docks, rats clawed through garbage left by vagrants. Inside the jammed truck that hauled meat during the… Read More »1969: The Stonewall Inn
Lowlife Mantra #2
I love to piss and moan,I can do it all day.I am so good at it. My coworker’s all think so-and so does my ex.
Promised to God
I never intended to write anything like this. Although many of the best things that happened to me were never intended. Struck down mid-stride by… Read More »Promised to God
News of the Day
Murder-suicide in Oregon.Five dead in mall roof collapse.High-rise worker falls from girder.Crash on 95 kills three.None of the deceased were poets. Hurricane batters the Bahamas.Tidal… Read More »News of the Day