March 18, 2003

  • "i have a gun" she whispered close to my ear, like a lover.
    her breath was warm and cinnamon sweet.
    she pulled back from me, popping her gum and grinning.
    fey to sly in a heartbeat, she narrowed her eyes and her smile.
    "i'll show you. come on."
    she bounded off, i followed. why?*
    a blink and beep came from the cherry red mustang. of course,
    a red mustang.
    a physical sibilant, she sat, slid in and swung her legs into the seat.
    i leaned into the car, into the shade of the tree.
    she held it one hand by the grip, in her lap.
    the other hand, her left, stroked the gun as if it were a kitten.
    she looked up, expectant, grinning too many teeth.
    my vision rippled and i saw
    face too white
    red red red lips
    flat black eyes
    fever red rimmed
    gone sour and hungry
    i recoil and°

    *what? go back and look again.1
    °originally, i wasn't going to post this, because the structure is completely ripped off from this book about a house. however, the content is original and the book about the house may or may not exist, so who cares really?
    1 we have no idea where this was going or what it refers to. - Ed.

Comments (10)

  •   !!!   Makes you a bit crazy after a bit, huh?  That blurry picture on the back cover of the paperback gives me the creeps.

  • you are sex on a stick. that book...oooooh. and i just love footnotes...

  • First off--shouldn't YOU be the one saying you've got a gun? hehe...seriously, that's very impressive...the imagery brought chills up my spine.  and secondly...I love "that book"!!!!  danielewski did an amazing job with it...that's one novel that'll keep you awake at night.

  • awesome...

    *grin*

    even though I don't understand it.

  • So um, for those of us with fewer brain cells operating simultaneously...was the frickin' car red or green?

    Say, what do you do for a living anyhow?

  • why is it that just as i become intrigued you pull out??? 

    ::grins to self::

  • Erm, they have government penguins in Florida?  Gee. you learn something new every day.  Or is that every other day?  Or is it why learn today what you'll have forgotten by tomorrow?  Oh heck!  The car just has to be fuchsia!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Have you been sleeping much lately?? ;o)

  • whoo.  dood.  i'm confoosed.  i'd still hump yoo.

  • He can't right now Rachel...he's too busy hitting on your mom.

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