Lollipop Magazine

Dogshit Park – Part Two – Fiction

June 1, 2000

“She slit her wrists over the kitchen sink,” I said. I was shaking uncontrollably; it always happened when I talked about Marcus, which I hadn’t, to anyone, in a very long time. They found her the next morning. She’d deadbolted the door.

Garbage Pail – Misheard Lyrics (Part Two) – Column

January 1, 2000

Misheard Lyrics: What They Said: “We’ll dance in the garden with torches in the rain” What We Thought They Said: “We’ll dance with the goblin of toe cheese in the rain”

The Lonelies – Part Two – Fiction

June 1, 1999

As Will hurried through the dark, freezing streets, he thought about the plan: Get the hell out of this town, marry Winona Ryder, and live happily ever after. All he had to do was write a book…

Down on the Farm – Part II – Fiction

September 1, 1998

“He refuses to rhyme his verse. It’s a big ‘fuck-you’ to the rest of these yokels. Jack Laroue’s famous,” she insisted. “He was a Rhodes scholar out of Yale.”

In Search of the Point – Part Two: Zentropy and the Art of Pearly Gate Crashing – Fiction

April 1, 1998

“What’s going on, Fejod?” He asked the top of Fejod’s head. It was a dumb question, but it would’ve been dumber if he’s asked someone named Bill the question.

The End of the End – Part Two – Column

April 1, 1998

Everett Stillwell and myself sit in his cabin. Outside, the night is hostile and frigid. We’re drinking cheap wine, watching TV, and talking about queers.

Going Down the Road Feeling Bad – Part Two – Fiction

October 1, 1997

Here I have a novel featuring Sixties’ rebels wrapped in a wicked suspense narrative, and I am ITCHING to give the Furthur Festival folks a 40% off sticker.

Flesh and Boredom in Vegas – Part Two – Column

May 1, 1997

KC: I’m the best there is, so everyone should come down and see me.
CB: (sarcastically) You’re not biased at all, are you?
KC: Yes, I am. I love women.

The Third Eye – The Qabala Part Two – Column

February 1, 1997

Is the beginning the same as the end? I’ve been handed a purported map of the universe, The Tree of Life, and I am not sure that I recognize it.

The Culture Bunker – Beer and Loafing on the Campaign Trail ’96 Part Two: To Be Announced – Fiction

June 1, 1996

The world-renowned Dance Around the Issues. Very simple: Just a bold half-step forward followed by a sheepish retreat and a denial you ever made the first step.