Author Archives: apratt957
The Game We Played
Billy’s neighbors had an in ground pool put in the year before Billy’s family moved into the house beside them. So on that scorcher July day that they first moved themselves into the new place his neighbors were involved in … Continue reading
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Have a Bad Week
Mary was this girl I knew, the neighbor of a friend, back when I was three years old. She sent me a message on facebook a few days ago, I don’t know what to do about it. It said how … Continue reading
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Julie Hates Ugly
Julie has issues with people who don’t chew with their mouth shut. That’s one of her biggest issues with other people but it’s definitely not her only issue with other people. She’s always amazed at how oblivious her friends are. … Continue reading
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The Breathing In Mouth
I’m late to the party with my shirt on backwards and I’m reading your book again. Me, the canker, your stubbled sore; the faded shirt you wore for haircuts but shrunk. I can’t go anywhere without asking why I’m there. … Continue reading
One Tough Brand
aspirin to aspirin, dust to dust, i’m showing the neighbors who’s boss. i’ve got grainy video of the neighbors renouncing their faith. a wooden bed frame with a wooden end table, i just started my porn collection, i’m done ripping … Continue reading
Short Sick Poem
Hey, me with my window open and my nose stuffy, hey from over here next to the window. Check me out– I’m two hands out the sunroof having a good time. Now I’m rolling out flat trying to decongest. I … Continue reading
Why Games Make Sucky Art
Wait! Don’t get mad until the end of the post. Hear me out on this because even though I think most games make pretty sucky art, I acknowledge that most movies and books suck too. Most everything sucks in the … Continue reading
Physical Memories of Digital Spaces
My memories are all tangled up. After the age of 9 I was given a lot of control over how I spent my free time because my older sister had gone to college and my mom was single, trying to … Continue reading
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My Big Fear Of Caves
I’ve been working on this story for a while now! And also it’s not done. And by working on I mean I’ve been sitting on it for two months. But I’m starting to finish it up and I thought I’d … Continue reading
Writing In Our Neighbor’s Voice- Flarf Poetry a decade later
Let’s think about Flarf poetry in the quick moving context of social technology. Flarf was, at its inception, a movement in poetry that took phrases generated by Google’s search algorithms and juxtaposed them in order to create a quasi-space, to … Continue reading
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