Lollipop Magazine

The Lonelies – Part Nine – The Conclusion – Fiction

June 1, 2001

After morning check-in, he called Jesse’s parents on the pay phone in the community room. The Trilofon was helping, making him feel more grounded, more real.

The Lonelies – Part Eight – Fiction

April 1, 2001

“He gets shipped down to some psychiatric hospital down around South Portland somewhere… And then, while he’s in the hospital his mother drives down to visit and she dies in a car crash. I mean, they were never very close or anything, but she was his only family in the world.”

The Lonelies – Part Seven – Fiction

September 1, 2000

“Because I was so ashamed. I knew I hadn’t done anything wrong, but I was just so ashamed.” Mildred’s head was down and she was crying softly into her lap, finding it not very difficult to conjure up the tears.

Lost Saints and Wayward Sinners (plus that dork who did Pi) – Column

September 1, 2000

Quills works much better than Stardom because Kaufman is probably one of the only filmmakers working today other than David Lynch or Matthew Bright who understands that if you’re making a flick about or relating to smut, you must also be smutty in your filmmaking.

Three Slices of Summer – Column

September 1, 2000

Waters must’ve read some books on directing because Demented is the most visually expressive of all his output. It’s like he finally decided to stop hating the camera, or separate the camera from the audience, or something.

The Lonelies – Part Six: Monday – Fiction

June 1, 2000

Mildred woke up, finding herself lying naked on Temptation and Cindy’s dirty living room carpet. Cindy, also naked, was lying next to her and snoring. Her wristwatch said it was almost two in the afternoon.

Movies: Shots in the Dark – Column

June 1, 2000

When they were kids, they needed movies to thumb noses at their parents, and now are eager for films like American Beauty and Simpatico which offer appeasement for those who have turned into their parents, only with greater hypocrisy and less taste.

The Lonelies – Part Five: Sunday – Fiction

April 1, 2000

Holy fucking shit. He was talking about the baby. He was offering to give her a baby. She had no idea what to say, or even think. Will Hastings? Will Hastings would make the perfect donor, and that was exactly what he was offering. Unbelievable. Un-fucking-believable.

The Lonelies – Part Four – Fiction

January 1, 2000

Zootz was a typical Sunday freak-out. He and Hannah wasted no time getting busy in the middle of the dance floor. As soon as they were in place, she started throwing her arms and hair around in a way that reminded him of a spastic Barbie doll. That was cool…

The Lonelies – Part Three – Fiction

September 1, 1999

He scanned the few customers at Abraham’s (just keep thinking of Winona, he told himself, keep thinking of those eyes…), looking for Jonah.