Truncheon PressChapter Fourteen: A Broken Spirit Dries the Bones(THE curtain rises on a small-town grocery store. Upstage, aisles of dry goods and displays of jerkies, sanitary wipes, and organic chips…6d ago16d ago1
Truncheon PressChapter Thirteen: Lost in the SupermarketFOR a fun Friday night, in lieu of lighting a candle to St. Francis of Assisi, J. turned an iron upside down on a coathanger in the…Mar 281Mar 281
Truncheon PressChapter Twelve: The Stoical SchemeSO Blue was back. That was fine by J. Her return also seemed to coincide with a rapprochement between Blue Sr. and J.’s uncle. That was…Oct 27, 20221Oct 27, 20221
Truncheon PressChapter Eleven: Busby Berkeley DreamsL’AUTOMNE déjà. Royal as spring is clown, in der Klage um Linos. A story in vain, chased by winter. Fall again.Oct 27, 2022Oct 27, 2022
Truncheon PressChapter Ten: Qui Transtulit SustinetLEAVE a city. Return to a city. A city takes no note of the motes that float across its wide blind eye.Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021
Truncheon PressChapter Nine: Goodbye to All ThatA decision came to J., snuck in on the tips of its toes, settled atop his ear bones, and whispered five words over and over every day for a…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Truncheon PressChapter Eight: Isle of JoyPACKED on the midnight bus to Manhattan, J. went back to find what was left of the world he left behind not so long ago. Arrived early…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
Truncheon PressChapter Seven: Know What Detours AreTHESE are the war years or the postwar years or the interwar years or the intrawar years or the antiwar years or the nonwar years…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Truncheon PressChapter Six: Were Most of Your Stars Out?AFTER work, J. sat on the steps outside the diner or the late-nite solitude bench in the park across the street while his pulse cooled…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Truncheon PressChapter Five: Fight SongQUEUE up every tune you can think of for a mix tape about school. The Replacements missing the bus to stay cool, The Ramones looking for…Aug 11, 20182Aug 11, 20182