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Category Archives: Creative Writing
Life is a Cigarette
This is the inaugural post for the Quarry. This blogcat will be a collection of short essays and articles dealing with a range of topics that I find interesting to write about. At times, these pieces will be complements to my longer columns. Presently, this acts as a bit of an "introduction" to the column that will be written over the course of the next week. Breathe it in. Read more [...]
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Posted in Creative Writing, Miscellaneous, Music, Video
Tagged cigarette, david bowie, music, poetry
The Ringer
I hate alarm clocks. Waking up to them is absolutely infuriating, and not only because it's a horribly jarring way to part with sleep - though that has something to do with it, for sure.
I always use my phone as my alarm clock, and every time I get a new phone I change the ring I use as my alarm, and I'm pretty sure I've grown to despise every Read more [...]
Tooth Decay
If I recall correctly, my English professor Cefalu said "wow this is a tough poem," and that's really all you need to know. Anyway, here's a little metaphysical poetry for all you bards and rhapsodists out there. Read more [...]
Country Roads, Take Me Home
This post is a reprint of something I wrote for a different blog, so sorry if you've already read it, but honestly if you have, you probably want to read it again. As before, the story is based loosely on actual or rumored experiences and the lyrics to the DKE Rho anthem "Country Roads" by John Denver. To make it easier for everyone, regular print Read more [...]
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Posted in Columns, Creative Writing, Josh
Tagged college, country roads, dke, john denver, lafayette
Slow Train Comin’
“Look like you and me both tryin to make sense of this game.” Russell Bell Read more [...]
Killed a Man with my Bare Hands
What's going on, dude? What did you do today?
Killed a man with my bare hands. What about you?
Killed a bear with my man hands.
I handed a bear a killed man.
I killed a bear-man with no hands.
I killed a bare mans dreams of getting a hand job.
No you didn't dude, I gave him one after you left.
With your killer bear-hands, Read more [...]