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Gulf of Pablosmogtopia

8 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

In this press conference, Donald Trump was observed throwing shade at Pablo Smogtopia, like he's not even aware it's a real country.  He probably doesn't even admit to attending the state dinner at the purple bouncy castle in 2019, where the Pablo A...

The Zombie Sicaria

4 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Jazz is dead."The Zombie Sicaria   If you or anyone you know are jazz, beware the zombie sicaria. As a rehearsing archaeologist, decoding urban hieroglyphics is one of my hobbies.  It is particularly easy when the declarations chiseled into the clo...

Flipping The Charlie Parker

29 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"I don't think there's anything like saving someone's life to bring you satisfaction and happiness."Stephanie Kwolek   Because it isn't true, most people don't know that Kevlar was invented by a Polish lady who got the idea while performing an autops...

The Endless Adios

20 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

What am I doing in Mexico? Right. Of course. I can't remember. What am I doing in Mexico? Leaving. What else? No matter where it is, you know it's time to gowhen people get to know you. It's a life of goodbyes, Of the endless Adios. "Pack light," t...

CDMX Christmas Poem

19 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I can tell it's Christmasby the inflatablesnowmensitting on the sidewalkin the sun Is that a homeless man,or Santa Claus? Did he just ask me for a cigarette? Isn't he worried that the sparkswill land on his coat,causing him todeflate? Does he disgust...

We Go Alone

11 Dec 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"You and me are molded by thingsWell beyond our acknowledgment"Stereolab   I had a friend in Austin who was the leader of a traditional Irish punk band.  He said something once about backing him up in a bar fight and was offended when my response was...

A Convalescent Stroll Through La Condesa

8 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I'm changing my opinion of my favorite song of mine from "Fabulous Dream" to "All I Want."  "All I Want" is the most-true song I will ever write.  Not a trace of poetry anywhere near it.  It's more like a crime scene set to music. Remember the falle...

An Inexplicable Mood For Mechanical Tacos

3 Dec 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"I immediately notice that his education is poor before he speaksHe asks me for identification with an ugly expression"Apache & Canserbero   I walked onto the set of Total Recall today, for the purposes of buying a new phone.  It looked like a mall,...

Slippers on the Ground (a call to arms & legs)

1 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

This is not a call to arms.  It's a call to arms and legs.  We need slippers on the ground to finance the financing of American Migrant, a Rock & Roll road musical across Mexico starring myself and Denver Williams.  Subscribe to me on Subscribestar f...

Way Beyond The Rainbow

29 Nov 2024 7 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

To Emily X, Malcolm Y, and Theodore Z, There was rightness with the people at the other place.  It's about $100 cheaper.  Mexico City is at least 4x as expensive as the house I'm being overcharged to live in now.  My neighbor knew I was leaving, and...