A Slowly Growing List of Things to Look Forward To When You Have a Child
Every day is either Christmas or Halloween or Birthday or Easter
Leave those cats alone! They're going to scratch you and it will hurt
You cannot lie under circumstances, but nor can you tell the literal truth
Geez that kid is sharp
Can I have cake? Can I have cake? Can I have cake? Huh? Daddy? Can I have cake?
For the last time, stop asking me!
Noticing the growth: taller and a bit heavier to carry
Children's television shows
Food. Wasted food
Remembering that you once acted this way yourself
Watching where the both of you are going
The joy of hearing the word "fuck" being used experimentally, and justifying this experimentation by saying "Well they learn it eventually"
TANTRUMS
Sitting down together on the living room floor, a mess of blocks & cars & plush Care Bears strewn around you, discussing the complexities of each car's identity, its name, and why it is so humorous
Having to take responsibility for someone else for a change
More frustration than you're prepared for
Wicked cackling
Drawings of potato guys
Learning about the world all over again
Circular Logic
Unexpected hugs and words put beautifully together out of context
Waking up after 4 hours of sleep, and unexpectedly having to confront shit, in more than one place, including the carpet, a big toe, a butt, a bed, a toilet seat, and underpants
Acceptances I Have Received of Late
1. A cappella Zoo: A Journal of Magical Realism and Experimental Writing
Rejections I Have Received of Late
1. New Madrid: Journal of Contemporary Literature
2. Fugue Magazine
3. Copper Nickel: Journal of Art & Literature
4. Tammy: A Journal of Poetry and Prose
5. Gargoyle Magazine
6. Minnetonka Review
7. Jelly Bucket
8. Metal Scratches
9. Bat City Review
10. Ampersand Review
Behold!
"As a matter of fact I do eat people."
buy!
(Fall) Reading LIst
COMPLETE: "Child of God" by Cormac McCarthy
COMPLETE: "Under the Wheat" by Rick DeMarinis
(Summer) Reading List
COMPLETE: "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
COMPLETE: "Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West" by Cormac McCarthy
COMPLETE: "Outer Dark" by Cormac McCarthy
COMPLETE: "The Orchard Keeper" by Cormac McCarthy
COMPLETE: "A Feast of Snakes" by Harry Crews
COMPLETE: "What Is This Thing Called Love" by Kim Addonizio
COMPLETE: "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville
COMPLETE: "The Curve of Binding Energy" by John McPhee
COMPLETE: "Irons in the Fire" by John McPhee
COMPLETE: "Methland" by Nick Reding
COMPLETE: "Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain
COMPLETE: "The Devil Is a Gentleman" by J.C. Hallman
COMPLETE: "Evil in Modern Thought" by Susan Neimann
COMPLETE: "The Hospital for Bad Poets" by J.C. Hallman
COMPLETE: "Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned" by Wells Tower
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