Mark Baumer
These are some stories about people who died in 1983
On the surface the “People who died in 1983” stories are simple. They are stories about people who died in 1983. People who died in other years will just have to wait until the Best American Series puts out a book in their year. Still, people have asked, “Why 1983?” That’s a little more complicated, but if I want to make it as simple as possible I’ll just be honest and say it came down to me having a pretty big ego.
Who is Mark Baumer
brief update number "i am a swimming pool"
I have not written a brief update on this site for a long time. Things have changed. I am in California. This is my favorite picture from the whole trip.
No, it’s a stupid picture. There are better ones. I am wearing a Chris Webber jersey. I wonder if anyone thought I was Chris Webber. Maybe they thought I was his brother. Okay, I guess that is all for this update. I should say other things. I should mention the change in the site. Some things are wider. Other things are not. A few things disappeared from the front page. They are other places. They still exist.
Also, I would like to show you Roy Kesey’s Two-Minute Mind. His Two-Minute Mind is a bed. There are other Two-Minute Minds here. I think this font is two big. I don’t mind. My grandmother doesn’t have a computer, but if she did I wouldn’t want her to strain her eyes.
Review: American Teen
I am an American teen. An American, zit faced, cheerleader-fucking, homophobic,
weed-smoking-on-the-weekends,
driver-of-my-parents-best-car,
Review: Moxietown by Jim Baumer
This is more of a biography of the author of Moxietown than a review of the book.
Review: wall-e
A robot stood on the day after the apocalypse.
“I am not a robot,” it said.
Review: Foot Fist Way
EDY: welcome to
the review of the foot fist way (the following is a conversationg between everyday yeah, his roommate, and Mr. Thieves Jargon)
Review: No One Belongs Here More Than You By Miranda July
Maybe this book is not a masterpiece, but certainly it is worth a read or two even if you’re not really reading it and only looking at your hands…I really don’t think Miranda July would mind.
Review: The Strangers
Okay, so this video is kind of lame. It's pretty corny. Oh well. One take and we threw it on the internet. The Strangers is seriously a very scary movie. And also, don't let this picture tell you anything. To me this picture kind of looks comical. It wasn't in anyway. Still i can't help but laugh at this picture. Why is the guy wearing a giant baseball cover on his head?
interview with mr. dew
Spencer Dew is one of the best the internet literary scene has to offer. He's been published in Juked, The 2nd Hand, and Thieves Jargon, among others. His book Songs of Insurgency just came out in 2008.
Review: Chapbook by Chris Killen and Shane Jones
Picture courtesy of Chris Killen's blog
Review: My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black
Dear Michael Ian Black,
