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Replacing my blog at http://pablosmoglives.wordpress.com


My broken heart is my only weapon

"The Lord is nigh unto them that are ofa broken heart; and saveth suchas be of a contrite spirit."Psalm 34:18 I like the sound of the chickens through the windowI don't know what they'retalking about, butThey seem relaxedLike mellow featherpillowsI...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 6 Sep 2026 0 comments $0.06

The soul is an organ

Zelle: [email protected] The soul is an organ. It must be exercised, And played. It's okay to be a Frayed, Around-the-edges Trainwreck, As long as it is true. I don't make anything For you. I make things to Survive: Poems. Songs. Excursi...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 4 Sep 2026 0 comments $0.03

Dirty Magazine

Featuring The Lady Who Eats Songbirds, "Dirty Magazine" is from the album Slow-Burning Fun. Thanks for listening. Dirty Magazine My baby's on the telephone againshe don't never put it downso many times I've told herwe are only friendsbut she's still...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 2 Sep 2026 0 comments $0.02

Proverbs of Smog #83

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Eighty-Three 1. I joined the world and traveled the circus 2. With the goil of me 3. Dreams. 4. We played the tables. 5. We frayed the seams.  6. We were unstable. 7. We drowned the mount...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 1 Sep 2026 0 comments $0.01

Dust on the Boots

Zelle: [email protected] Dust on the boots : boots on the highway : highway on the mainline : mainline straight to  Hell : Heaven in the courtyard : courtyard in the mirror : mirror on the sidewalk : sidewalk under streetlamp : streetlam...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 31 Aug 2026 0 comments $0.03

I got a room at a roadside movie

Zelle: [email protected] I got a room at a roadside movie. I needed a restful film in which To spend the night. No comedy, no Action, Just a quiet place to crash. No drama, nothing Epic, definitely no Horror, And my capacity to sleep ins...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 27 Aug 2026 0 comments $0.05

Proverbs of Smog #82

Zelle: [email protected]  Proverbs of Smog Chapter Eighty-Two 1. We were innocent in our filth. 2. We are guilty in our virtue. 3. I will get undressed so I can search you. 4. I am unimpressed by tears. 5. I risked my next level to the d...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 23 Aug 2026 0 comments $0.05

A Faith Exercise

I just had a dream about the people I stayed with in Arkansas.  True Christians though I do believe they are, the lack of faith they displayed toward me in the dream was painful.  Another gringo-grade rejection. What a nightmare. I hesitated bringin...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 19 Aug 2026 0 comments $0.02

Beauty Never Dies

Written in a shotgun shack in Austin, Texas in 2006 or 7 while watching Jailhouse Rock, "Beauty Never Dies" was lost in the production graveyard that is Vampire Cats.  Since it's not the kind of song that needs much production to begin with, "Beauty...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 18 Aug 2026 0 comments $0.04

Church Dogs

I went to the church today to say goodbye.  Instead we had ceviche. The rightness of people and place is one of the most valuable things there is.  I have learned a lot, living day-by-day in this little town in the Baja.  It's too much to get into o...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 17 Aug 2026 0 comments $0.04