September 27th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

A suit once built
for fitting in
and making good
now hems me in;
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July 31st, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

People all over the world have it hotter, longer, and more regularly than those of us in the Pacific Northwest (get your mind out of the gutter) but I don’t care, I’m going to bitch about it, anyway.
Heat.
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July 23rd, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

Leo, the Lion, is the fifth sign of the Zodiac, representing radiant creativity, ambition, and a taste for raw lamb.
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July 18th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

She says it warmly and with a hint of naughtiness, as if over the breakfast table after a night of lovemaking:
“I’ll be right back, sweetheart.”
The only problem is she’s not my lover, she’s my bank teller.
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June 22nd, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

Cancer, the Crab, is the fourth sign of the Zodiac (for those of you keeping score), representing deep feeling, protectiveness and a juicy, tender flesh that’s absolutely heaven with butter.
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June 9th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards
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May 25th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

I open the box of toothpicks and shake a small portion out into my palm.
They are of a shape: pale, virgin white birch cylinders, their tapered ends coming to a point.
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May 22nd, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

Gemini, the Twins, is (are?) the third sign of the Zodiac, representing quickness of thought and facile communication –the type of person who blurts out the first goddamn thing that comes into their heads.
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May 17th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

This is a beautiful time of year to get divorced, don’t you think?
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May 9th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

(gratefully “snipped” from the 10/23/65 issue of KRLA Beat)
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May 6th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

The Bugs
In the morning,
when I am barely awake:
the bugs,
the bugs.
Oh, they crawl on me and I am happy.
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April 26th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

Thanks to a post on alt.fan.frank-zappa, I was made aware of an excellent, 3-part documentary series on CBC Radio 2 about Frank Zappa called I am all Day and Night: The Music of Frank Zappa by Philip Coulter (it’s about half way down the page).
This amazing series allows tons of insight into Frank, his vision, and his process, revealed through in-depth interviews with Gail Zappa, Ruth Underwood, Arthur Barrow, Bruce Fowler, Warren Cuccurullo, Steve Vai, and The Man, himself via a previously unreleased, 1992 CBC interview; what better way for a Zappa fan to spend three hours?
There are some other real gems on the page as well: programs on Paul Bley, Daniel Lanois, Don Thompson, and many more. Very cool stuff – check it out!
(trying to figure out how to collect the Zappa content as I type this – the Ruth Underwood bits alone are priceless)
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April 25th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

When I first moved into this duplex and was told that I’d have to mow the lawn or pay an exorbitant fee to have it mowed by the landlord (not to mention earn his displeasure), I blanched.
The last lawnmower I owned is a decade gone from my life, and the only tool I’ve been using to coif the hardscrabble, semi-feral patches of flora I’ve since been entrusted to manage is a weed-whacker, now left in the possession of my erstwhile wife. Yet here I am, staring at a yard. A regulation, turfed yard.
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April 19th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

Scherzophrenia
He sat down sloppily, like a handful of thin-sliced lunchmeat dropped onto Formica.
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April 13th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards
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April 11th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

It isn’t often that I can get my daughter to relax enough for the kind of photo that shows off her natural beauty. I scored a bunch this week, though. Yes!
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April 11th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

The last time Godzilla was in town, I schooled that muthafatha. He won’t be back any time soon …
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April 9th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards
An uncommonly successful set of father daughter shots. I know: we look like Bonnie and Clyde.

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April 8th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

This is an idea I may regret letting out of the bag – I could really see Accoutrements/Archie McPhee making these, if it turned out to be a workable idea:
The Death By ANT FARM toy
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April 5th, 2009 by Corey A. Edwards

A local nursery’s reader board is announcing “Deer Resistance Classes.”
Now, when I first saw this, I was a bit confused. I mean, are the local deer shaking people down for loose change or what?
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