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September 01, 2026
Poetry

Do Dead People Get Hungry?

Do dead people get hungry?Is there McDonalds at the Gates?Greasy french fries and thick burgers,to drool on at our fate. Is there Dominoes delivery?hot and ready down in Hell?Uber-eats or Skip the Dishes,An app to punch for what they sell? Or is it all dietetic and healthy?lots of greens and

Poetry

Star-tipped

China white blossomsstar-tipped by a passing showerwave silent hello to a passing dogoblivious traveller searching for snacksleft behind by privileged millennialsexchanged for avocado toastcareful not to drip on designer jeanswhile tik-tok watches.Blossoms swirl pell-mellin a sudden gustsniffed by a passing dogthen left for a corner of avocado toaststar-tipped by a

Poetry

Play It Loud

play it loud – crank it,let it speak out – higher, higher.play it hard – vibrate the mouse off my desk… …faster, faster altecs hum – louder,rattle the blinds – one more time.let it flow – inside,outside of you – and listen.can you hear voices?singing for you – boogaloo?Want to

Poetry

The Sound of Starlight

The sound of starlighttwinklinglike the keysof my Father’s pianoreflected in the flickerred glow of a hurricaneperched above his smilecasting shadowsfrom his chinto my ears50 years afterI last walkedthe salty shaleand sat silentlisteningin the dark and windwrapped tightin the blanketof my memories. ml’24 My Father lived a simple life wrapped around

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The Quotes of Steven Wright:

Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations. Wright was ranked as the