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Pillar of Dust

26 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Pillar of Dust I didn't know my hands were dirty until I washed them in thesink.I blink therefore I breathe.I think therefore I seethe. Behold the scenic van peoplestanding in the IMAXwasteland;The pillar of liv...

Learn To Ride The Burning Icicles

24 Apr 2026 2 minute read 1 comment Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Editor's note: Because it's meaningless and dumb, the line "burn-unit bicycles" in the poem above has always bothered me. Until now, I never bothered to look it in the eye long enough to get it to turn away. Part...

Waterfront

24 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] I left the firebackat the waterfront. I made a list  Of the executioners she kissed. I went away beyond the red line. My liver made the headline. How will I live beyond thedead line? The list is a fist, but... Wh...

The Recreation Myth

23 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Do you believe in the theory of recreation? The idea that mankind can recreate the present moment? The gift of all eternity? Do you believe it with confident uncertainty? Are you the rational insurgency? Because,...

Agent/Publisher Wanted

16 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Seeking agent and/or publisher for Proverbs of Smog, a bilingual book of Rock & Roll road proverbs for road rats and intellectuals alike. I see two versions of the book: a nice, hardcover indoor copy with cool ar...

Proverbs of Smog #78

15 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Seventy-Eight 1. What are you doing, bum? 2. Would you like some chewing gum? Proverbios de Smog Capítulo Setenta y Ocho 1. ¿Qué estás haciendo, vago? 2. ¿Quieres un chicle?

Proverbs of Smog #77

15 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Seventy-Seven 1. Pay your local cloudcatcher. 2. Let your dreams run free. 3. Tip the vacuum cleaner singer. 4. Rip your dead birds out of the tree. 5. Dig the vibe. 6. Dig the wave. 7. D...

Mexican Horse Shocks From The 19th Century

13 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Here at Mexican Horse Shocks From The 19th Century, we offer shocks made by drunken, unskilled labor in the Mexican desert over 150 years ago, at a price you can afford. At Mexican Horse Shocks From The 19th Century, you will marvel at the poor work...

Proverbs of Smog #76

12 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Seventy-Six 1. We danced on the rooftop of the world. 2. We watched the sun run across the sky 3. Like the king of the night. 4. We ate the dirty pearl. 5. We never asked why. 6. We wrote...

Proverbs of Smog #75

11 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Seventy-Five 1. What is the purpose of this cinematic desert? 2. Ride the blue feathers to the end of the line. 3. The mountains have landed on my windshield like a spaceship. 4. The sky...