Archive for July, 2011

El Sal Riff #3- 3 AM, The Boys’ Room

He is the Loch Ness monster and the Yeti and La Chupacabra all rolled up in a pint-sized brown man. He has silenced entire rooms effortlessly and caused panic attacks in many a teenage girl. He is the kidn of character that should become standard, unnoticed, but somehow constantly elicits awe. He is the whistle […]

Published in: Bad Stories, Motion on July 17, 2011 at2:01 pm Comments (0)

El Sal Riff #2-To Ruben, as I ride the plane back to Nueva York,

I’m just now understanding that everyone grows up, including sponsor children. And their madrinas. I’m sorry it took me 7 years to see you again. I’m sorry I don’t always write when I should and that I forget your birthday is in December, not March.  I’m sorry that my ability to speak Spanish is limited […]

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For Dr. Ugoretz- An Education Troika

Good- We prance merrily in the courtyard. Well, no, but we understand the irony of that gesture should we chose it. One days, on days, on days we learn. Bright, talented people who are adequately compensated for their labor and know their subject areas taught us in our youth. They are accessible folk with life […]

Published in: Bad Stories on July 15, 2011 at7:32 pm Comments (1)