For the past few days I have hated all words I have formed; this goes for what I have scribbled, what I have typed, and even the awkward minutia that has been coming out of my mouth. This is why I have not written anything as of late.

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I had a series of dreams last night. They felt real. When I awoke from each separate chapter of sleep movies I had the sensations still showing themselves off in my brain. I even was sweating in the same spots on my body where I was in my dreams. In each dream I was shot in the face, each time I was shot differently, and each time I was shot by a different assailant. In one dream after my face had been given a large hole for red goodies to escape from I called my job to tell them I wasn't coming in.

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I have been reading. Here are the spoils of what I have enjoyed.

Voodoo Doll by Jimmy Chen

There is something about this piece that is so grabbing, and not just the "skull fucking" part. I think it's the speed. There is a running pace in this story that poses a bunch of questions and answers none. I love words that move faster than I can read them.

Untitled By William James

William James put out my Perfect Disgrace chapbook, which I want to re-write one day. William wrote this little piece for his blog. It's graceful in its direction of complete disgust. I love it. Every fucking word is a feast I can't stop taking in. A good story is something to get drunk on. Will gets me fucked up a lot.

Non-Medical Description... by Matt Bell

Around the fifth time I read this I came to believe this piece came from a series of writing notes. I like that and never want my idea of it to be changed.

THE NIGHT I TOLD MY PARENTS THE TRUTH by Brian Costello

I love this story; it starts out like some kind of sitcom idea in its worn out set up and then turns into something twisted that makes me desire more. This story reminds me how my partner, before we went out on our first date, had everyone of her friends warn her through almost declaration types of rants that I was the biggest asshole that ever got to breathe air.