#knowledge-teaching

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."

"Concatenate /kənˈkætəneɪt/to link together, as in a chain Do you concatenate cats by tying their tails together or do you just stuff the tail of one into the mouth of the other?Which method is better for yanking your chain?"

"Life Imprisonment with No Possibility of Parole [10w] "The needle is preferable to three hots and a cot."

"My Brooklyn Childhood [10w] "Motherfucker! I gotta put more goddamn change in the swear-jar."

"Kill Buddha's Hairdresser [10w] I'd like to meet Buddha's hairdresser and shoot the prick."

"The Cure [10w] Laughter, love and faith can cure 95% of all illnesses."

"Laughter and The Chosen [10w] Making people laugh is God's gift to the Chosen People."

"Self-Contempt [10w] Self-contempt is calling yourself collect and refusing to accept the charges."

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"God Created [10w] Lips were created to kiss and hands to make peace."

"Animal Species Identity [10w] Funny how animals know their own species without a mirror."

"Reckless vs. Diet [10w] I live too recklessly to worry about low carb diets."

"Love Fades [10w] Like our love,Chinese painters show distance in faded grays."

"Original Thoughts [10w] Original thoughts are not diminished by days, distance or disregard."

"Hello Poetry Needs Y'allz How empty the oceans would be were it only filled with orcas."

"Comedy vs. Satire [10w] Comedy pokes fun at society's self-inflation;satire deflates the balloon."

"Dammit Goddammit' Defined [10w] Damned if you do and damned if you don't double-bind."

"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."

"Publisher's Persuasion "You're much too good a writer to want a six figure advance. You don't want your readers to think you're only writing for money ~ do you?"