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Five books of poems; a spoken-word album; Anti-Heroin Chic, Appalachian Journal, The Beatnik Cowboy, BULL, Cowboy Jamboree, CutBank, Evergreen Review, Floyd County Moonshine, McSweeney's, ONE ART, The Quarterly, Rattle, The Southern Review.

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Snowflakes.

22.09.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a Malcolm Holcombe kind of Tuesday.

16.09.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every year at this time, I say it: I've had a lot of fantasies, but none of them were about football.

14.09.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking Rebecca to something called Hillbilly Happy Hour for our anniversary. So, yes, I guess you could call me a romantic.

11.09.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rubber chickens and rubber ducks squeak the same language.

11.09.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Reverend" - Billy Strings with Phoffman & Dave Bruzza - 1/26/2025 - Ball Arena - Denver
YouTube video by Max Berde "Reverend" - Billy Strings with Phoffman & Dave Bruzza - 1/26/2025 - Ball Arena - Denver
04.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Contemplating the never-ending poetry manuscript.

04.09.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

That's apparently my specialty.

03.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book cover of the day.

03.09.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bobbette

03.09.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought the idea was to get criminals OFF the streets of DC.

21.08.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TL;DL (too long; didn't listen)

21.08.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anybody with all the answers hasn't asked enough questions.

19.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maybe he'll even offer them candy.

15.08.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Somebody misunderstood the Village People song "Macho Man."

15.08.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What if Bruce Springsteen was never his real name? Just the best stage name he could muster up…

12.08.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They all look like they weren't hugged as children.

07.08.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An old joke: "Joining MENSA is the dumbest thing I've ever done."

07.08.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The stable genius strikes again.

01.08.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I tried to get a job driving one of those Brinks money trucks.

The interview was going great until the lady asked where I saw myself in five years and like some kind of idiot, I told her the truth.

I said on the sandy beaches of a remote island paradise.

25.07.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a coincidence. They think we're stupid.

24.07.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How many more celebrity deaths will Trump have to arrange before the nation forgets about Epstein?

24.07.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is a dumb person's idea of a successful person. He's not even a dumb person's idea of a smart person.

23.07.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I always preferred Zeppelin to Sabbath, but there was never any denying the power of Ozzy's voice. He and Plant sang me through my early teen years.

22.07.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lawsuits are his love language.

18.07.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Theo Von isn't exactly Mike Wallace. He's not even Anderson Cooper.

17.07.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can tell these manosphere dudes are dumb because the obvious choice is himisphere.

16.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This isn't a tunnel. That isn't a light. Keep going anyway.

05.07.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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