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A History Of Disappearances |
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Written by Wendy Spacek
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She has gone by many last names, stretching from B to W in the Standard English alphabet. She has gone by city, by yellow rose, by bird, by screwdriver, by drinking well until after she has drunk. My relation to this woman is uncertain, as is the history of disappearances that surround her. She has gone by, stretched sparsely among decades, weekends, and Monday mornings, until her final disappearance on one mild July. By blood she is a mother, leaving her offspring scattered in different parts of the country. But this all, is all known. At a certain point the facts give way, the knowledge ends, and left there is only silence. A silence of only one subject, where all other conversations continue, unchanged. Note that this now is the only true silence left in the world. |
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Written by Sharon L. Pruitt
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In moments of crisis, one tends to focus more solely on the bare necessities; food, water, shelter, and in this particular case, just staying alive when there are hordes of undead lurking in alleyways and wherever else was dimly lit, just waiting for it to be dark enough to strike again.
Angela Gibbons crept closer to the window. She tried not to imagine what could be waiting there; the decaying face of a zombie peering in through the smudged glass, just waiting to purse its dead lips together and whisper 'boo'. Yeah, like a bad spoof of a horror movie. She tried to tell herself she wasn't worrying over nothing; she had heard knocking on the door earlier, growing more and more frantic until it cut off suddenly. |
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The Redemption of Thomas McMann |
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Written by Caroline Tigeress
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Thomas McMann stood in the small cement room. A wooden bench, affixed to one wall held two paper sacks, the sum total of the possessions that he had on his person when he was arrested seven years ago. In his left hand was a backpack, made from an old pair of jeans. It had in it a few hand-written journal pages, and a couple of small momentos from a fellow inmate of his. Beside the paper sacks was a plastic bag, and it contained the clothing he wore when he arrived at the Oregon State Prison. |
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Mark Your Calendars: An Interview with Diane Gilleland |
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Written by Alan Lastufka
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DIY Alert! is a new online calendar of craft-related events in the Portland area. Rather than having to spend hours checking online event listings from dozens of craft shops and projects, Diane Gilleland has gathered them all in one singular location for you. Gilleland is no stranger to crafts herself; she’s an organizer for the Portland Chapter of the Church of Craft project and publishes the do-it-yourself instructional podcast, CraftyPod. |
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Boxcars and Bozos: An Interview with Bill Daniel |
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Written by Alan Lastufka
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Bill Daniel has seen a lot through both the still frame and the filmmaker’s lens. From photographing his local punk scene to filming boxcar stowaways at eighteen frames per second, Daniel has strived to share his everyday environment with outsiders. His latest film, Who is Bozo Texino?, is currently showing across the US in backyards, film fests and other public spaces.
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Written by Grant Schreiber
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From: Global warming: the final warning Published on Saturday, February 3, 2007 by the lndependent/UK by Steve Connor
According to yesterday's UN report, the world will be a much hotter place by 2100. This will be the impact...
+2.4?: Coral reefs almost extinct
In North America, a new dust-bowl brings deserts to life in the high plains states, centered on Nebraska, but also wipes out agriculture and cattle ranching as sand dunes appear across five US states, from Texas in the south to Montana in the north.
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Written by Brandon Wetherbee
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In 2020 when I’m elected president for my first and only term in the highest office in the United States, the press won’t know how to write about me. Since I’m neither the son of a former leader nor the inheriter any wealth, the press won’t be able to pigeonhole me.
Throughout the year-long campaign, I’ll tell the public everything they want to hear. In urban centers, I’ll speak about the greatness of diversity and the promise of technology. In rural areas, the people will trust me because of my strong belief in family values. At all campaign stops, I’ll bring along my wife and kids. Every baby in a five-mile radius will be kissed, and if there are no infants close by, I’ll make sure there are puppies for me to frolic with.
After my landslide victory, I’ll have the public’s faith. In January of 2021, my inauguration will take place. This is where the world will get to see what’s in store for them. |
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Written by Jeff Somers (The Inner Swine zine)
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Signage: Fuck Off
I'M SITTING HERE right now watching the World Series and drinking a fine alcoholic beverage after an evening out with friends, and I'm making Little Fists of Rage. You can't see me, I know, due to the limitations of both space and time, but the Fists of Rage are there, trust me. The baseball and the beer are helping, but the Fists remain, and it's kind of hard to type - I think my Accavallo Rage Factor may be a record, actually. Why all this Rage? It all started with the campaign buttons. I was sitting on the bus with my wife The Duchess, heading into Manhattan, and I noticed a guy getting on the bus with a Kerry/Edwards button. By the time you read this, the election will be long over, but it doesn't make any difference. It's not the candidates that I'm against, it's the fucking signage. |
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Written by Aaron Cynic
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Professor Noam Chomsky spoke recently in Boston, and I caught a few quick bits of his lecture on Democracy Now! – I highly recommend listening to it. Take notice of what he says about the difference between recent Bolivian elections and American elections. Noam is fond of the phrase "the same people who sell elections also sell us toothpaste." Along with that quip, he points out that in the recent Bolivian election – the policies drove the campaign. In American elections, it's the image the candidates attempt to sell. |
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Written by DJ Frederick (SHORT/wave zine)
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At no other time since the American Revolution has free speech become such an urgent issue in our culture. Why? The consolidation of corporate owned media has never been as intense as it is today. A handful of corporate execs are dominating what is seen on television, heard on the radio, read in your newspaper. In many communities, 'local' news has vanished altogether from the airwaves. The Federal Communications Commission holds public hearings on the effects of media consolidation and then goes and approves multi billion dollar mergers and acquisitions anyway.
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