Field Guide To Critical Birds, Entry #31: The Existential Vulture Written on August 8, 2011, by Zack.
How to ID: Existentialist Vultures Rarely seen without a volume of Sartre Sport black, crooked feathers and matching beret Prefer perching in Parisian cafes Nihilistically gnaw on carrion-stuffed croissants until nauseously bloated with gristle and angst Their gaze: deicidal, and shrouded in smoke Their call: a cantankerous death rattle croak:
Look, mummy! There’s an aerophant up in the sky! Written on June 13, 2011, by Zack.
Let me be first to admit I’m not clear on what exactly is happening here. I believe the tiny pachydermnaut’s rocketpack’s busted. So he’s sought the help of a lady space mechanic to address the issue. But she’s in a panic, not expecting a visit from a mammal that flies (though her job and environs would suggest [...]
Halos & Horns Written on May 9, 2011, by Zack.
Two loves I have of comfort and despair, Which like two spirits do suggest me still: The better angel is a man right fair, The worser spirit a woman colour’d ill. To win me soon to hell, my female evil Tempteth my better angel from my side, And would corrupt my saint to be a [...]
Howl Written on May 2, 2011, by Zack.
Spring Written on April 25, 2011, by Zack.
To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily. I know what I know. The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus. The smell of the earth is good. It is [...]