by Mark Saltveit The golden idol is raised above the people’s heads. They worship it, love it, invest their dreams and fears and loneliness because it is epic, perfect, beyond human. Then, inevitably they turn. They want it to fall, to be redeemed by the idol’s weakness, to see that the star is human after all. 300 million hopes and fears … [Read more...] about American Koans: CELEBRITY.
Nephilim.
by Rose Jermusyk You ate all my memories when I entered the room, replaced them with your own. I can see you as you look upon my frail and tired body knowing my imminent future. I see what you did to my mother and her mother and her mother, back through the ages. I see the flame of your ancient, Promethean whim. … [Read more...] about Nephilim.
Dream.
by Laura Roman I’ve had the dream again. I am on the path of a roller coaster. Just as the coaster hits, I jump out of its path. The color of the coaster is red. I first had this dream in kindergarten. It has come and gone over the years. Like a musical fugue, the theme remains, although the scenery surrounding the threat sometimes … [Read more...] about Dream.
BJ’s LA Diary: Dreams and Nightmares.
by BJ Beauchamp Been pondering about what to write for the Dreams and Nightmares edition of Exterminating Angel Press, and the love of my life got me thinking. He told me some years ago he went to Matamoros, Mexico as he was mesmerized by the story of Mark Kilroy – the young American who was abducted and brutally murdered in 1989. He toured the area where … [Read more...] about BJ’s LA Diary: Dreams and Nightmares.
DREAM/NIGHTMARE.
by David D. Horowitz Husband Kills Wife, Three Kids, Self—and the romance once seemed a beautiful dream. He had bought her bouquets of roses, cards featuring rainbows above fields, and a silver and turquoise bracelet. He drove a blue Toyota with papers all over the back seat, but he treated her at her favorite Mexican restaurant every Friday night, and he had a … [Read more...] about DREAM/NIGHTMARE.