Category Archives: Humour

Ten Things I Did Last Year, Eight Things I’ve Stopped Doing This Year, Three Revelations And A Ten-Year Old Holding A Gun

The reason I write / is to make something / as beautiful as you are. / When I’m with you / I want to be the kind of hero / I wanted to be / when I was seven years … Continue reading

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Just Something Funny I Wrote While Living On My Little Brothers Couch (1993)

. . “There is no fucking ice cream in your fucking future.” Otis Driftwood, The Devils Rejects . . this was less than two minutes of ‘manic’: . “If we could all erase the colour of our skin we would … Continue reading

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Happy Something Or Other Week

. Merry Christmas From Salted Lithium. If You’re Heading Home For The Holidays You Will Need Help, So Here Are… . 5 Sites Where You Can Escape From Your Family’s Holiday Judgments: . The ‘Amazing Toothpick-Family Adventure’: Here. It’s as mesmerizing as … Continue reading

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Dying Over The Holiday? Not Likely.

“There is no fucking ice cream in your fucking future.” Otis, “The Devils Rejects” “Despite a commonly held myth that the Christmas season has the highest suicide rate of all the seasons, studies have proven that across North America, suicide … Continue reading

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Mostly We Die Because Of Infected Memories

More women than men attempt suicide, but more men succeed because we use more lethal means. Something I read from Health Canada. “…Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free our minds.” “Redemption Song” Bob Marley & … Continue reading

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I Went Looking For Tall Bridges Where There Were No Rivers

“…you can die tonight, doesn’t mean you’ll smile tomorrow.” . “I have this recurring nightmare. In it I’m laughing. That’s it. It’s a nightmare because, When I wake up, I wish I were still asleep.” Just before my collapse back … Continue reading

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