In most aspects of my life, I work very hard towards very specific goals. I try and try. I'm happy when I succeed. I'm sad when I fail. But in poetry, I have no goals, I am under no illusions of being a "good" writer, I don't try. I simply enjoy writing badly.

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the hairy details on a man's head Dec 25 (2011) 119 3
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the lenin of my russian revolution Oct 9 (2011) 192 8
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self-pity is a portrait Sep 21 (2011) 146 11
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trying something done before Feb 19 (2011) 223 40
the way you bit into the sandwich Feb 18 (2011) 194 30
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does your boyfriend know my name Aug 28 (2010) 306 67
the moments of opportunity Aug 26 (2010) 297 85
imagine what you could've been Aug 20 (2010) 323 85
the firing squad of pragmatists Aug 18 (2010) 275 76
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be polite around demons Aug 16 (2010) 299 82
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not jumping enough May 11 (2010) 328 75
don't give a rat a slice of cheese May 4 (2010) 410 88
a river's tongue May 3 (2010) 374 98
coffee don't make for better men Apr 28 (2010) 336 85
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it turn's out you're human too Apr 21 (2010) 325 88
a spear in a lion Apr 21 (2010) 326 91
a girl that needs a man Apr 20 (2010) 339 89
pancakes were a touch overdone Apr 10 (2010) 341 84
where many babies were once made Apr 9 (2010) 405 112
dreams full of rain Apr 5 (2010) 339 92
let the devil make his bet Mar 31 (2010) 587 99
an aging shoplifter at a meat market Mar 29 (2010) 349 91
the power of life and possibility Mar 25 (2010) 344 89
the southern twang of steady dreams Mar 22 (2010) 372 97
sarcasm is the fashion Mar 12 (2010) 362 83
wednesday night in dear old philly Mar 11 (2010) 423 132
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wrong number Mar 4 (2010) 1186 83
the scene on mars Feb 24 (2010) 374 111
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one more goodbye Feb 15 (2010) 398 112
in celebration of female fortitude Feb 10 (2010) 375 94
so i ask you to get me a beer Feb 7 (2010) 412 117
short people in big red shoes Feb 3 (2010) 451 124
the place where daddy goes to drink Jan 30 (2010) 385 102
amidst the honesty, there's truth Jan 28 (2010) 395 103
the end of laundry Jan 27 (2010) 422 101
hungry wolves around the meat Jan 25 (2010) 394 107
love is simple Jan 23 (2010) 396 104
a hobo loudly discovers phlegm Jan 19 (2010) 458 120
once silenced, she begins Jan 15 (2010) 406 99
the best and worst of human nature Jan 13 (2010) 414 121
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a young man is god Jan 12 (2010) 398 103
like anxious rabbits Jan 12 (2010) 382 98
we finish the bottle together Jan 10 (2010) 409 108
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breaking promises and plans Jan 2 (2010) 396 111
nights of red cups Dec 30 (2009) 380 97
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the hope of an aimless pursuit Dec 28 (2009) 379 103
no way around growing old Dec 26 (2009) 329 77
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our inevitable doom Dec 21 (2009) 392 102
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looking through the yellow blinds Dec 17 (2009) 426 120
a hard thing to do Dec 15 (2009) 395 121
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the pizza joints are out of cheese Dec 7 (2009) 417 106
a garden of mold Dec 2 (2009) 407 108
peanuts Dec 1 (2009) 435 115
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the visitor Nov 17 (2009) 401 102
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learning proper ways of speaking Nov 14 (2009) 393 99
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the petting of cute dogs Nov 10 (2009) 414 106
trip to the kitchen Nov 8 (2009) 394 97
if some hole is bleeding Nov 6 (2009) 382 103
gave up stretching Nov 4 (2009) 380 89
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i guess you too had debts to pay Oct 22 (2009) 384 93
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until i learn to ask for nothing Oct 16 (2009) 378 103
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nobody here is special Oct 11 (2009) 371 96
i at once must retire Oct 10 (2009) 356 88
don't bother running Oct 10 (2009) 408 103
when i stop writing Oct 8 (2009) 412 105
the smell of peeling tires Oct 8 (2009) 412 98
despite all these poems Oct 7 (2009) 385 100
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things that last forever Oct 5 (2009) 356 84
some more stupid crap Oct 1 (2009) 400 96
half-eaten apple Sep 30 (2009) 414 108
the smell of fresh regret Sep 29 (2009) 454 114
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your pink luggage must go Sep 18 (2009) 410 98
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it's a good thing that winning is hard Sep 15 (2009) 375 88
muscle tone Sep 15 (2009) 399 108
i need the way you laugh at me Sep 12 (2009) 365 93
a proper reason to breath Sep 12 (2009) 406 97
anxious little devils Sep 11 (2009) 386 92
a car wash for the devout Sep 11 (2009) 396 98
the rules are such Sep 8 (2009) 412 125
some poems will never be written Sep 8 (2009) 388 97
who gave birth to these people Sep 3 (2009) 374 83
the day starts and ends behind a computer Sep 1 (2009) 391 93
the way it ought to sound Sep 1 (2009) 396 98
when the birds fly home for the winter Aug 28 (2009) 429 105
i romanticize chairs Aug 27 (2009) 423 119
objectivists are like mosquitoes Aug 27 (2009) 406 101
empty seat Aug 27 (2009) 399 103
forgetting to add whip cream to a caramel drink Aug 27 (2009) 425 109
harry potter Aug 27 (2009) 373 89
giggling french girls Aug 21 (2009) 404 109
a little show of human nature Aug 20 (2009) 380 97
people aren't afraid to be themselves Aug 20 (2009) 447 101
part with a melancholy smile Aug 18 (2009) 386 104
drown the day in emacs buffers Aug 17 (2009) 409 101
the impatient glow of a flawed journal page Aug 17 (2009) 406 109
proud monkeys with coffee and scone Aug 17 (2009) 400 111
little troubles in a cup Aug 17 (2009) 369 92
train station benches are made for smooth-talking lawyers Aug 12 (2009) 426 101
when i let a woman pick out a tie Aug 11 (2009) 404 95
the hope that shredded doubt Aug 9 (2009) 437 113
manipulative facts Aug 8 (2009) 446 107
things will end badly Aug 6 (2009) 373 97
conan o'brien Aug 5 (2009) 389 104
the pleased poodles drool Aug 4 (2009) 389 110
the rare place where a man can be free Aug 3 (2009) 380 100
bills and tokens for the trip Aug 1 (2009) 377 97
the night knows Aug 1 (2009) 382 97
the days will gather in a telephone booth Jul 31 (2009) 382 93
in the shadow of the couch Jul 30 (2009) 419 105
the basics send me out to the blinds Jul 29 (2009) 412 113
the top ten of any list Jul 28 (2009) 393 105
but i have emails left to send Jul 28 (2009) 411 108
the biggest fears Jul 26 (2009) 401 111
her absence Jul 25 (2009) 475 150
sexual history Jul 24 (2009) 454 115
a senile ferret in my pants Jul 23 (2009) 426 116
the gazelle returns to the lion's den Jul 22 (2009) 429 93
a crowd of voices that wouldn't shut up Jul 21 (2009) 380 92
the ingredient list Jul 21 (2009) 413 99
in a town of poison and overcooked dreams Jul 20 (2009) 391 97
the zoo cage with no visible creature Jul 14 (2009) 421 109
on a phantom limb Jul 12 (2009) 396 100
no desire to mingle with the devil Jul 10 (2009) 382 111
painful facts Jul 10 (2009) 408 98
my date with destiny Jul 9 (2009) 395 106
to go beyond the obvious Jul 8 (2009) 418 100
flashes of genius Jul 8 (2009) 394 107
i'm glad you make more money than me Jul 7 (2009) 417 106
your innocence is safe with me Jul 5 (2009) 445 112
people aren't good to each other Jul 3 (2009) 426 110
on a whim Jul 1 (2009) 433 104
lost a bike, found a girl Jun 30 (2009) 422 109
because the moment is always watching Jun 30 (2009) 403 92
an old couple trying to dance Jun 26 (2009) 439 121
despite the grandest of schemes Jun 25 (2009) 393 91
a strawberry dipped in nutella Jun 24 (2009) 472 125
one and a half letters Jun 23 (2009) 418 100
on the matter of my happiness Jun 22 (2009) 426 117
because a half-naked chubby chick might be impressed Jun 21 (2009) 476 114
if i fight for it Jun 19 (2009) 404 117
until they tell me that i'm leaving Jun 18 (2009) 370 104
rain waits for you to step outside Jun 16 (2009) 419 122
if you want to ever see your umbrella again Jun 15 (2009) 447 128
next door neighbors Jun 9 (2009) 431 102
waiting to be dead Jun 6 (2009) 450 133
you're so pretty when you're unfaithful to me Jun 4 (2009) 678 164
a sign of spiritual decline Jun 3 (2009) 421 108
got into a rental with a couple navy vets Jun 2 (2009) 403 112
the fourth leg of an unused kitchen table Jun 1 (2009) 402 113
the more i beat women the less they listen May 31 (2009) 392 95
day-old band-aids on a bite-marked heart May 29 (2009) 394 106
in the kitchen sink of my eastern european youth May 28 (2009) 399 105
your last and worst choice May 21 (2009) 439 119
helpless May 20 (2009) 394 106
the calls of love in the productive hours of the afternoon May 19 (2009) 439 116
just got done being young and stupid May 14 (2009) 399 113
some suicides are never recorded May 14 (2009) 569 135
heavenly meeting of fate and chance May 12 (2009) 407 111
recovery effort May 10 (2009) 395 103
i love women that can talk May 8 (2009) 428 115
in such difficult times May 8 (2009) 412 102
the computer-centric lifestyle May 6 (2009) 424 102
practically rotting May 3 (2009) 393 98
the first zipper failure Apr 28 (2009) 432 109
a wise old cactus in times of drought Apr 28 (2009) 423 113
found garbage in the garbage can Apr 24 (2009) 408 102
let the demons rejoice Apr 23 (2009) 455 103
a sexist poem Apr 22 (2009) 518 141
a torture memo Apr 21 (2009) 411 119
happy birthday Apr 18 (2009) 454 109
the innocent dreams of giants Apr 17 (2009) 504 107
i can only be bold Apr 12 (2009) 442 116
recovery from tendinitis Apr 11 (2009) 420 114
sweet like a freshly cracked pinata in the first spring heat Apr 8 (2009) 447 119
each minute is a fresh beginning Apr 6 (2009) 415 106
old men in plastic chairs Apr 4 (2009) 432 109
a noteworthy exception Apr 2 (2009) 416 113
a plentiful selection of alternatives Mar 31 (2009) 414 109
the subject of an overpriced oil painting Mar 27 (2009) 449 126
uneaten rodent dinner Mar 26 (2009) 426 117
pennies hide from dollar bills Mar 21 (2009) 434 129
mediocre poets too have writers block Mar 19 (2009) 465 130
in a place where german ladies sing along Mar 11 (2009) 442 119
elevator romance Mar 10 (2009) 494 115
water balloons at a knife fight Mar 8 (2009) 437 126
enough canadian whiskey to kill a canadian moose Mar 6 (2009) 475 158
the stories of survival rise with the smoke Mar 4 (2009) 446 125
inclinations of inner beasts Mar 2 (2009) 450 123
all the things you'll never get to know Feb 28 (2009) 428 110
a simple longing for ephemeral gratification Feb 26 (2009) 450 129
a reader in canada Feb 24 (2009) 447 117
dentist appointment Feb 23 (2009) 454 124
the meat grinder of twenty five percent tips Feb 19 (2009) 473 109
the time-sink of polite conversation Feb 18 (2009) 473 120
sveta Feb 18 (2009) 468 122
a struggling tourist attraction Feb 16 (2009) 492 131
no-good grandson Feb 15 (2009) 465 124
i've been away, poem Feb 15 (2009) 465 118
a bipartisan senate is a centaur Feb 11 (2009) 465 141
end with a verb and a pronoun Feb 9 (2009) 447 113
until you find yourself electrocuting testicles in cuban dungeons Feb 6 (2009) 529 148
rhyme-free stew with the viscosity of cracked cement Feb 4 (2009) 447 111
you have something on your chin Feb 2 (2009) 436 108
the solemn hymn Feb 1 (2009) 457 116
a drifter hiding from rain in a 50's telephone booth Jan 29 (2009) 439 115
a bathroom mirror in a crowd of flirts Jan 28 (2009) 465 111
neither of us is made of candy Jan 28 (2009) 472 126
welcome back, shoulder pain Jan 26 (2009) 459 106
realist engineers and cynical pricks Jan 24 (2009) 429 115
disinterested parties Jan 24 (2009) 430 112
top economic advisors Jan 22 (2009) 448 122
a small fish amongst large bait Jan 19 (2009) 431 122
another destined moment from a coffee-stained book of dreams Jan 18 (2009) 454 119
a fish market shopping spree Jan 16 (2009) 486 120
the sandpaper of genetic limitations Jan 14 (2009) 581 118
head-splitting roars of active machinery Jan 13 (2009) 427 104
a caricature of a nightmare Jan 11 (2009) 520 172
a venomous puncture Jan 10 (2009) 439 112
bipolar nymphomaniacs Jan 9 (2009) 1072 122
harry reid Jan 7 (2009) 431 122
one of those people Jan 7 (2009) 433 129
a deflationary outlook is not good for therapy Jan 4 (2009) 458 125
open to vultures for gnawing Jan 3 (2009) 454 115
a future in a high school english paper Jan 3 (2009) 440 123
stories about other men Jan 2 (2009) 414 104
bruises or marriage Jan 1 (2009) 432 119
smart people can disagree Dec 31 (2008) 498 121
willing to restart Dec 31 (2008) 432 112
functional relations Dec 29 (2008) 425 114
no puppy follows Dec 28 (2008) 417 109
overconceptualization Dec 27 (2008) 401 105
no lips around a gun Dec 26 (2008) 463 134
cleaning the bathroom naked in a winter coat Dec 26 (2008) 558 143
i share secrets with my advisor Dec 25 (2008) 426 107
coffee and sex Dec 25 (2008) 456 129
the marrow in this bone Dec 25 (2008) 438 110
a shirt full of sweat Dec 23 (2008) 455 117
because it's christmas and i'm alone Dec 22 (2008) 461 111
naked girl Dec 21 (2008) 455 98
this poem is not about you Dec 21 (2008) 453 112
keep one foot ahead Dec 21 (2008) 447 118
damn overpriced war Dec 20 (2008) 424 119
a debate is here to be had Dec 20 (2008) 385 99
my perfect exit Dec 19 (2008) 394 97
drink water and expect juice Dec 18 (2008) 431 106
anger is a flickering light Dec 17 (2008) 418 113
the logic of causeless loneliness Dec 16 (2008) 473 127
because i have no need for women Dec 15 (2008) 453 123
a gutter ball can enslave a man Dec 13 (2008) 451 117
politely nodding to the passing of youth Dec 12 (2008) 442 110
the defeated warrior Dec 12 (2008) 441 118
the turning of nights Dec 11 (2008) 411 114
brilliant prose turned to vacuous vomit Dec 10 (2008) 428 115
the bare beginning of positive human contact Dec 9 (2008) 483 113
the hope of somehow breaking free Dec 8 (2008) 426 112
second place Dec 8 (2008) 443 120
the sum of all the late night screaming Dec 7 (2008) 454 112
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the number of days without you Dec 6 (2008) 446 110
trying Dec 5 (2008) 413 114
the patience of weeds, bushes, and fungi Dec 4 (2008) 427 125
when everything is quiet on his side of the wall Dec 3 (2008) 430 118
i can drain a bottle on heater-less nights Dec 3 (2008) 398 100
bruises, cuts, and aching joints Dec 2 (2008) 432 110
krav maga Dec 1 (2008) 460 121
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the possibility of something new Nov 29 (2008) 393 101
thanks, sucker Nov 28 (2008) 413 118
us sick folk Nov 27 (2008) 431 113
dog from hell Nov 26 (2008) 422 111
some corners are too dark for hiding Nov 26 (2008) 389 111
don't read into what i'm writing Nov 25 (2008) 431 115
masochistic shadows cast by the soul Nov 25 (2008) 428 123
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struggling to be a better man Nov 23 (2008) 470 107
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one eye open, one eye closed Nov 22 (2008) 481 114
the beginning of another irreversible step Nov 21 (2008) 439 110
folding fingers Nov 20 (2008) 452 118
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weightlifting belt Nov 17 (2008) 435 110
a throbbing reminder every time i spill ink Nov 17 (2008) 450 122
the used peanut butter spoon Nov 15 (2008) 469 130
the glory of a paper plate Nov 13 (2008) 426 113
the sleep of a baby in the back of a rental car Nov 12 (2008) 454 114
kittens meowing Nov 10 (2008) 459 127
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holding on in plastic chairs against all reasonable odds Nov 8 (2008) 410 123
if god ever will forgive us Nov 6 (2008) 441 112
a cart full of veggies Nov 5 (2008) 459 118
the limits of flight Nov 5 (2008) 405 109
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thank the devil Nov 1 (2008) 471 115
wish i had me a good wife Oct 31 (2008) 442 117
a bloody foot, shin, and knee Oct 30 (2008) 452 116
an embrace with a plugged-in toaster in a boiling bubble bath Oct 29 (2008) 426 121
the butcher knife between your thighs Oct 28 (2008) 421 122
taste bud ambitions Oct 25 (2008) 403 114
in a grappling match with a diner waitress's tone Oct 17 (2008) 449 114
the triumph of blood sport Oct 15 (2008) 458 122
a dramatic orchestration with the world's smallest violin Oct 14 (2008) 520 143
learning to smile Oct 11 (2008) 481 129
bidding with whiskey breath on old city wares Oct 10 (2008) 484 130
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the point of purchasing an axe at walmart Oct 6 (2008) 485 134
a piss-stream of stale mornings Oct 5 (2008) 516 134
love is working double shifts on sub-par pay Oct 3 (2008) 462 124
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the second to last cheese string strand Sep 29 (2008) 483 118
a panel of experts Sep 27 (2008) 455 132
the moral doctrine of rabbits, roaches, and toads Sep 25 (2008) 437 110
the vastness of unrealized glory Sep 23 (2008) 443 116
when a man is to be fed Sep 22 (2008) 431 122
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wicked old chair Sep 20 (2008) 468 126
assumptions are none Sep 18 (2008) 471 124
until there's no voice left to scream Sep 16 (2008) 449 125
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goodness as an axiom Sep 12 (2008) 428 130
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unreasonable drought Sep 11 (2008) 441 132
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leave the back door open Sep 9 (2008) 463 128
this is where the room gets quiet Sep 8 (2008) 504 126
will the stab victims stop twitching Sep 8 (2008) 445 127
a foreign gym Sep 7 (2008) 459 124
cheese tray Sep 6 (2008) 422 120
even rudeness begs for a chance Sep 6 (2008) 431 117
one kingdom Sep 5 (2008) 480 138
the philosopher king Sep 4 (2008) 429 121
when language outpowers reason Sep 3 (2008) 515 114
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i'm almost there each time i stop Aug 29 (2008) 432 118
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SEX IN CASUALLY DRYING CEMENT Jun 16 (2008) 521 149
TOP-SHELF LIQUOR AWAITS INEVITABLE THEFT Jun 15 (2008) 515 135
UNTIL I FIND A DAMN GOOD REASON TO QUIT Jun 14 (2008) 491 147
tim russert Jun 13 (2008) 546 161
HOTEL'S A MONSTER WITH A BOW Jun 12 (2008) 519 148
IN A TOWEL WITH A COMB Jun 11 (2008) 510 144
treat me like goldilocks and i'll bring out the bear Jun 10 (2008) 497 150
AN IMPOSSIBLY TRAGIC VISION Jun 9 (2008) 509 142
THE TOUCH OF A CYCLOPS Jun 8 (2008) 474 139
minutes converge to an emphatic "screw it" Jun 7 (2008) 520 149
I'VE BEEN DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE FOR KIDS Jun 7 (2008) 468 140
HITTING KEYBOARDS WITH MY HEAD Jun 6 (2008) 491 131
TO BE WELCOMED BY TROJANS Jun 5 (2008) 511 165
MATCH BOX MEMORIES OF UNJUSTIFIABLY RELEASED WITCHES Jun 4 (2008) 512 146
WITH THE PATIENCE OF THE GIANTS Jun 3 (2008) 518 133
CIVIL FREEDOMS Jun 2 (2008) 557 154
CHANGE SHYLY THE ORDERING OF EVEN YOUR ALPHABET Jun 1 (2008) 525 150
CONTRADICTION IS A PRIVILEGE Jun 1 (2008) 541 163
AS THE WATER FILLS THE BOAT May 31 (2008) 489 130
AN ADJACENT SHEEP May 30 (2008) 525 150
GREASY REPUBLICANS May 29 (2008) 532 140
THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE May 28 (2008) 495 139
PERESTROIKA, DEAR BROTHERS May 27 (2008) 488 149
RAPE IS FOR THE VICTIMS May 26 (2008) 520 151
MAYBE SHE'LL GET A DOLLAR May 25 (2008) 485 130
TRUTH WITHOUT FACTS May 24 (2008) 529 149
GOD KNOWS WE FAILED May 23 (2008) 507 140
NAPERVILLE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS May 22 (2008) 477 121
FROM ALL THE ERRORS OF MY DOING May 21 (2008) 501 141
KEEP ONE EYE OPEN WITH A RAZOR May 20 (2008) 517 134
TASTES LIKE SALTED SEABASS May 19 (2008) 503 147
TOO BUOYANT FOR CLAIMS May 18 (2008) 513 149
RENOUNCE ALL PREVIOUS TIES May 17 (2008) 539 153
THE RIGHT TIME TO TEASE THE BABOON May 16 (2008) 555 154
YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME IN SO MANY WAYS May 15 (2008) 538 150
occasional visitors May 14 (2008) 548 169
A STUBBORN DYSFUNCTION May 13 (2008) 536 151
REASON TO BE HOPEFUL May 12 (2008) 557 157
TAKE YOUR MIDNIGHT DEADLINE May 11 (2008) 574 149
POSING A THREAT May 10 (2008) 499 152
PROGRAMMING IS FOR THE GODS May 9 (2008) 522 144
KNEE-DEEP May 8 (2008) 546 153
THERE'S NOTHING AS SWEET May 7 (2008) 527 138
BRILLIANT THEORIES May 6 (2008) 486 140
YOUR HUSBAND'S CAR May 5 (2008) 508 137
DEATH MUST BE PART-FRENCH May 4 (2008) 551 151
RUNNING TO ENDURE May 3 (2008) 537 155
THE LETTERS I WISH I'D WRITTEN May 2 (2008) 555 157
A STRUGGLE GREAT MEN CHOOSE May 1 (2008) 536 147
WITHOUT A HINT OF LONGING Apr 30 (2008) 554 153
FORK AND KNIFE Apr 29 (2008) 565 156
FLYING WITH TORCHES Apr 28 (2008) 522 140
THE COMMENT Apr 27 (2008) 492 148
THE OLD JOKE Apr 26 (2008) 579 158
THE RIVER'S PASSING Apr 25 (2008) 513 152
CELEBRATING THE END Apr 24 (2008) 584 167
ROUTINE HELPS QUIET THE REVOLUTION Apr 23 (2008) 511 156
YOU ARE THE ASHTRAY TO MY CIGARETTE Apr 22 (2008) 533 143
A VISION OF GRACE Apr 21 (2008) 506 136
BEADY IRISH EYES Apr 20 (2008) 530 155
COUNTING BUGS ON AN OFFICE CEILING Apr 19 (2008) 483 139
THE COMMONEST SENSE Apr 18 (2008) 532 144
SANTA CLAUS IS A RACIST Apr 17 (2008) 578 168
YOUR GIRLFRIEND MUST BE DUTCH Apr 16 (2008) 520 142
PEACEFUL, HOPEFUL, INSPIRING SONG Apr 15 (2008) 518 150
A BLACK HOLE Apr 14 (2008) 513 146
MADNESS IS A TEA BAG Apr 13 (2008) 510 151
FEDEX DELIVERY MAN Apr 12 (2008) 568 159
HOLDING ON Apr 11 (2008) 559 153
THE AIR IS BETTER IN THE EAST Apr 10 (2008) 563 158
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION Apr 9 (2008) 685 168
THE LONG AFFAIR Apr 8 (2008) 570 158
ONE OR TWO UNHAPPY FACES Apr 7 (2008) 613 167
HOPE Apr 6 (2008) 553 165
RICH PEOPLE Apr 5 (2008) 557 156
YES I'M SMOKING Apr 4 (2008) 528 147
crusaders with oil rigs Apr 3 (2008) 527 144
BIN LADEN Apr 2 (2008) 517 156
I AM DECLARING A WAR ON WEAKNESS Apr 1 (2008) 563 167
ENERGY DRINK Mar 31 (2008) 558 157
REFILL THE CUP Mar 30 (2008) 548 146
WHERE DID THE COCKROACH GO Mar 29 (2008) 581 167
ONE OF THEM Mar 28 (2008) 563 149
AN AMERICAN CONVICTION Mar 27 (2008) 543 152
FORGIVENESS Mar 26 (2008) 557 145
POETRY READING Mar 25 (2008) 529 151
A NAME AND NUMBER Mar 25 (2008) 570 155
AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE LONG GONE Mar 24 (2008) 552 157
CELLOPHANE WRAP Mar 23 (2008) 552 152
BENT UMBRELLA Mar 23 (2008) 562 149
THE CROWD IS BREAKING INTO SONG Mar 22 (2008) 520 151
PHILOSOPHY Mar 21 (2008) 583 160
EXPONENTIATE Mar 20 (2008) 580 158
SILVER GIRL Mar 19 (2008) 597 178
SELF-DESTRUCTION Mar 18 (2008) 552 161
THE MEN'S ROOM Mar 17 (2008) 537 151
NEW ORLEANS Mar 16 (2008) 559 151
TRAINING AT THE BOXING GYM Mar 15 (2008) 597 162
FRAT HYENAS Mar 14 (2008) 546 164
WHO ARE YOU READER Mar 13 (2008) 564 165
DEAR EDITOR Mar 12 (2008) 586 168
MOMMA, I'M A MUSICIAN Mar 12 (2008) 563 155
APOLOGY Mar 11 (2008) 576 168
MY SWEET CINNAMON BUN Mar 11 (2008) 596 170
SHOO-IN FOR HELL Mar 10 (2008) 591 154
A WOMAN GONE ASTRAY Mar 9 (2008) 619 168
WORRY Mar 8 (2008) 651 166
I'LL FIGHT FOR Mar 7 (2008) 592 161
THE CANDY ISLE AT SEVEN ELEVEN Mar 6 (2008) 620 155
THE BURSAR Mar 5 (2008) 549 151
CRITIQUE OF OBJECTIVISM Mar 4 (2008) 580 167
i've seen worse Mar 3 (2008) 574 172
SOLDIERS Mar 3 (2008) 575 166
I FEED HER GROCERY STORE FISH AND RODENTS Mar 3 (2008) 575 163
MORNING TEA Mar 2 (2008) 605 160
lollypop Mar 1 (2008) 631 180
YOUR DOG JUST URINATED ON MY SHOE Mar 1 (2008) 551 158
GOD DAMN WOMAN Feb 29 (2008) 646 151
ALCHEMY Feb 29 (2008) 563 162
THE BILL Feb 28 (2008) 632 157
OUR FRIENDSHIP Feb 27 (2008) 582 155
THE STAGES OF INSANITY Feb 27 (2008) 772 183
WHEN THERE'S A NAIL IN MY SHOE Feb 26 (2008) 563 154
thesis Feb 25 (2008) 574 171
pleasant conversation Feb 25 (2008) 551 160
he owed me money Feb 25 (2008) 568 156
bank teller Feb 24 (2008) 671 166
cut up and salted Feb 23 (2008) 621 164
the devil came to visit me Feb 22 (2008) 622 176
so much inflation Feb 21 (2008) 553 152
you'll be the same tomorrow Feb 21 (2008) 604 165
eat spaghetti with your enemies Feb 20 (2008) 554 154
russia, my motherland Feb 20 (2008) 637 147
the etiquette of interaction Feb 19 (2008) 541 157
misshaved russians Feb 18 (2008) 595 186
give me a chainsaw and a cheating woman Feb 17 (2008) 594 175
two abandoned goldfish Feb 16 (2008) 581 161
thick legs and a flat nose Feb 15 (2008) 582 161
put my head in the stove Feb 13 (2008) 543 142
i like it when it's made of chocolate Feb 11 (2008) 580 151
the cyclic nature of this scene Feb 10 (2008) 576 156
old piano keys Feb 8 (2008) 604 173
one toy will make a child happy Feb 8 (2008) 562 170
two could unbuild the wall of lust Feb 7 (2008) 559 174
the ice cube is crying Feb 6 (2008) 631 177
toothpaste Feb 4 (2008) 598 163
people that don't drink scare me Feb 2 (2008) 571 163
my innocence is a zit on gogol's nose Jan 31 (2008) 568 158
never seen something so big have you Jan 31 (2008) 591 151
if i give you a bone Jan 29 (2008) 569 146
favored things Jan 28 (2008) 580 159
women that love me Jan 27 (2008) 590 165
i never did become a doctor Jan 22 (2008) 545 150
with the titans of history watching Jan 19 (2008) 555 149
god damn i love life Jan 17 (2008) 622 177
a personal suggestion Jan 17 (2008) 587 177
i'll fight any intellectual at this party Jan 13 (2008) 600 176
obama Jan 4 (2008) 591 163
hold me like i'm the last beer at this party Jan 3 (2008) 574 163
my nietzche's dead Jan 2 (2008) 586 172
proudly, wildly Dec 28 (2007) 602 165
i don't eat calories Dec 27 (2007) 572 158
a brainless woman or a toothache Dec 25 (2007) 608 166
i used to have a dog Dec 17 (2007) 558 143
before the whisky kills me Dec 17 (2007) 655 187
a tight flask Dec 14 (2007) 599 165
i stood before a line of them Dec 9 (2007) 608 161
firewood Dec 5 (2007) 573 160
who the hell do you think you are Dec 1 (2007) 607 159
when all you have in your head is sweat Nov 30 (2007) 581 166
what's more frequent, email or sex? Nov 29 (2007) 567 173
jaws on a man excite you Nov 28 (2007) 607 178
mailman Nov 26 (2007) 629 171
garden Nov 25 (2007) 553 164
spilled a glass of milk Nov 24 (2007) 584 155
the shallow flirt Nov 22 (2007) 559 156
god made the woman as a trick Nov 21 (2007) 604 158
i keep my woman chained to the radiator Nov 21 (2007) 834 216
yellow ceiling above me Nov 17 (2007) 580 134
off-duty taxis Nov 16 (2007) 596 160
take your shirt off Nov 16 (2007) 593 159
statistics about children Nov 16 (2007) 611 166
a stoli shot makes a man strong and hungry Nov 15 (2007) 685 185
distrust Nov 10 (2007) 604 157
mice in rage Nov 7 (2007) 617 171
checkers Nov 6 (2007) 591 152
a low chuckle from the sky Nov 4 (2007) 630 163
squats Nov 3 (2007) 640 171
a place to piss and love a woman Nov 3 (2007) 1005 213
gummy o's Nov 2 (2007) 613 152
a wet paper towel in a used woman's stall Nov 1 (2007) 668 184
i'm challenging you to be my friend Oct 31 (2007) 652 164
soft palms Oct 27 (2007) 632 176
accomplishments Oct 14 (2007) 774 168
death is a once in a lifetime pain Aug 20 (2007) 625 172
tonight dark chocolate and blood Aug 18 (2007) 631 167
one more joke and i've had it Aug 14 (2007) 629 179
we have to have each other Aug 4 (2007) 622 146
in the sterile hum of post-incident brain Mar 21 (2007) 655 163
i'm angry Feb 8 (2007) 705 163
the story that removed your clothes Feb 4 (2007) 830 166
around a fire Jan 28 (2007) 769 158
you must be lying Jan 14 (2007) 867 157
people die daily Dec 30 (2006) 836 172
i met a bastard on the road to life Dec 27 (2006) 790 158
honey Dec 26 (2006) 818 151
a cockroach dives into my beer Dec 23 (2006) 723 168
wait for me here, hobo Dec 23 (2006) 764 165
there's a squirrel rotting under my bush Dec 18 (2006) 923 153
i watch a monkey on the plasma Dec 16 (2006) 1306 186
we are two engines Dec 12 (2006) 1029 173
hyenas Dec 10 (2006) 712 142
a black kid hit me in the head today Dec 5 (2006) 765 165
this is my home Nov 28 (2006) 646 144
if i was broke, ugly, and a cripple Nov 28 (2006) 717 173
can you and i sit down without fighting Nov 21 (2006) 781 171
before i fell off the stairs Sep 3 (2006) 777 170
question Sep 1 (2006) 659 146
if you have never tasted urinal cake Sep 1 (2006) 673 156
the thing that's never done Aug 31 (2006) 677 182
this man is me Aug 26 (2006) 689 167
politicians Aug 25 (2006) 736 181
i got six dogs Jun 15 (2006) 739 174
we walk together Jun 12 (2006) 780 165
things ain't never change May 8 (2006) 747 164
stuck May 7 (2006) 749 161
drinking heavy at a museum on a lonely april night Apr 26 (2006) 826 171
the longer side of attraction Mar 18 (2006) 774 159
i misunderstood death Feb 27 (2006) 762 187
my balls are made of egg shells Feb 3 (2006) 833 181
a little rest Feb 1 (2006) 771 161
do not worry about me Jan 31 (2006) 830 171
bullets taste like bullets Jan 30 (2006) 769 166
i told the woman Jan 29 (2006) 768 160
do not protest on a full stomach Jan 28 (2006) 772 161
my first leg went to the deadline Jan 28 (2006) 761 157
and i listen to the chickens Nov 26 (2005) 798 179
jenna Oct 27 (2005) 871 172
west of shuffled pages Oct 27 (2005) 782 161
let's stop pretending Oct 15 (2005) 790 155
saints are skinned dogs Oct 11 (2005) 772 159
i don't mind hate, i just avoid it Oct 10 (2005) 756 148
who are you to call me baby Oct 10 (2005) 786 173
night owl blues Oct 2 (2005) 769 164
i suffer an incredible attraction Sep 29 (2005) 786 166
it is no secret that i am broken Sep 20 (2005) 782 162
loving a conservative Sep 15 (2005) 807 183
don't call me when i'm drinking Sep 15 (2005) 770 151
liquored up fedya Sep 11 (2005) 762 174
she tattoos bukowski on her wrists Sep 10 (2005) 856 165
rags Sep 3 (2005) 768 163
don't help the less fortunate Aug 31 (2005) 814 169
some day things will get worse Aug 29 (2005) 767 145
we cover each other Aug 28 (2005) 803 153
what are the chances Aug 27 (2005) 796 174
fire Aug 26 (2005) 902 175
african Aug 25 (2005) 846 170
i met a bottle Aug 23 (2005) 752 155
when i am dead Aug 23 (2005) 818 153
long walks in the trenches Aug 22 (2005) 766 167
she is a flower with a gun Aug 20 (2005) 843 169
death and sex Aug 18 (2005) 884 183
bleed bleed bleed Aug 6 (2005) 786 157
i had a wife Aug 6 (2005) 827 178
the warm rain decided for us Aug 5 (2005) 816 155
suffering is a patient dog Aug 4 (2005) 766 155
tomorrow Aug 3 (2005) 810 167
the stoning Aug 3 (2005) 860 175
before i had to create a look Aug 3 (2005) 794 168
the penguin Aug 1 (2005) 890 175
i will not murder you Aug 1 (2005) 873 173
kgb Aug 1 (2005) 888 188
the substitute Aug 1 (2005) 883 168
one thousand times Aug 1 (2005) 894 175
i am a monster Aug 1 (2005) 784 168
history of urine Aug 1 (2005) 888 168
in short Aug 1 (2005) 869 163
alive Aug 1 (2005) 1007 177