Category Archives: Poverty

The Third Of Five Lists: The First 24 Of The 52 Places I Can Remember Calling Home Because All 52 At Once Would Leave Nothing For My Next Post

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Last one out of Liberty City, burn it to the ground.” “Last One Out Of Liberty City”, ‘Hello Rockview’; Less Than Jake (1998) “My advice, to anyone willing to listen, is to find a notebook that fits into your pants … Continue reading →

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Number Two Of Five Lists | My Most Embarrassing Memories Ever

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Gabriel...

“A list poem is one of the easiest kinds of poems to write because it doesn’t require either rhythm or rhyme. But that doesn’t mean you should write down anything helter skelter. Here’s a list of elements that makes a … Continue reading →

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UmBiPMaD Stories: Fred Nietzsche Was My 240lb Solvent-Huffing Ex-Nazi Rooming-House Neighbour And Friend

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Gabriel...

To predict the behaviour of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German Philosopher Dave killed my rabbit. Fred … Continue reading →

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A New Gaping Hole In My Mouth Reveals Nothing About My Personal Recovery But The Photo Is So Totally Worth Seeing

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Gabriel...

“The tooth fairy comes when a child has lost a tooth. Commonly, she is very small, and she comes in the middle of the night. The child is to leave the tooth under his/her pillow, so that the tooth fairy … Continue reading →

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A Lying Maoist Revolutionary Con Artist Stole My Family And All He Left Me With Was A Crappy Bike

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Gabriel...

In a hut of mud and fire / Sits this single man — “Not to want / Money, to want a life in the world, / To want no trinkets on my name” — / And he was rich; his … Continue reading →

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First Truths: Larry, The Escape From My Father And My Twelfth Home In Nine Years

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Gabriel...

Orange juice behind plastic and glass; June 07, 2007 – Photo by Me. When the Truths being offered are complicated and frightening we tend to grasp on to what we believe to be true and never let go, no matter … Continue reading →

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