El Dorado

I got a phone call from a special lady who was very close to me a long time ago.  Her mouth was a knife, a scalpel, and she performed surgery on me. “Honestly, I feel sorry for you.” “What? Fuck you!? Why!?” “Well you used to be insightful and funny and awesome, but now you exist on the dark side.” “Whatever, I dance the line just like you do with your painting.  I peer into the void but I don’t live there.” “No.  I go to... Read More

The Harvesting Effect

- In loving memory of Eric S. - “The cosmic vacuum of the desert was a perfect place to program young minds.” – Charles Manson Saturday.  As day turned into evening I was battling back the hangover with more alcohol.  Too exhausted to even leave the couch, my X-Box fried beyond repair, I was watching movies on my laptop.  I had flashbacks to Iraq – sitting in the sweltering heat, watching my life ooze out of my body as I stared... Read More