Nuyorican Obituary

I’ve posted one of my old cartoon stories and some highlights from the fourth issue of my zine Mongrel, for no good reason. Click on the thumbnails to see the legible versions.

10. Brought a snack with me to nibble on during the speeches, so I would not’ve felt such an urge to gnaw on my own forearm for sustenance.
9. Cried when the award was given for the “heart” of the company.
8. Filled my pockets with cookies.
7. Filled my pockets with skewered shrimp.
6. Danced to that one danceable song in a row that came on about 8:17.
5. Not have cussed in Spanish.
4. Remembered that the bathrooms are not co-ed.
3. Seized the stage and read my meeting poetry.
2. Maybe not have had that last glass of wine.
1. Kept my pants on.

The latest issue of AsininePoetry.com is up. We’ve got some great poems up this month, and, ahem, I will tell you one of them is by me–under a pseudonym, of course. We also a great new podcast featuring writer Justin Courter. Check it out. Feedback is appreciated. And please let me know about any typos! Chevere.

Hiya folks. Happy frikkin May! My crime story ”The Helper” is now up on Storyglossia.com. Thanks to issue editor Anthony Neil Smith for inviting me to submit a story and for accepting it and to Storyglossia editor and publisher Steven McDermott for publishing it.

The story is about a UPS driver who gets hijacked. Many of you know my brother Ray is a UPS man, the best UPS man ever. He was a great resource for the story. But no the lead character is not based on him. Other characters in the story were based on characters at my job. Not that they would carry guns and hijack a UPS truck . . .