WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. [Audience cheers wildly. Ryan Seacrest meets William Carlos Williams at center stage] RYAN SEACREST Very nice, Dr. Williams. [pats his shoulder] Let’s see what the judges have to say. Randy? RANDY JACKSON [shaking head] Dog. Dog. [...]
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Proposal to the Tate Museum for the Interactive Installation Exhibit “Soil Room”
Artist’s Statement Our primitive ancestors knew the value of soil and respected the soil. Yet, as the story of humanity has left its footprints upon history, soil has been trampled underfoot, becoming a mere footnote in the long march when it is fact its very foundation. Here are the facts on the ground: We may [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on March 17, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/03/17/proposal-to-the-tate-museum-for-the-interactive-installation-exhibit-soil-room/
The Most Beautiful Mule in the World
All morning, a man pulls a cart containing his mule up a mountain then breaks for lunch. He gives the mule his sandwich and apple and hitches himself to the oat bag. After lunch he hops into the cart next to the mule and steers them both down the mountain into the valley with a [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on January 23, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/01/23/the-most-beautiful-mule-in-the-world/
Bowl of Face
Her husband’s face floods with water and empties itself into a bowl. The wife places the bowl in her freezer. Once the body starts to turn, she files the proper papers and has it disposed of, but keeps the bowl. Each morning she takes the bowl out, lets it melt, and then stares into it, [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on January 11, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/01/11/bowl-of-face/
From the World of Feline Dressage
Dear Ms. Kataraski, I write in response to your letter of protest dated 10/29/11. In Article IV, Section III, Paragraph 2a of “The Rules of Feline Dressage” it is clearly stipulated that the rider must remain AT ALL TIMES IN THE SADDLE during the course of a run. Failure to adhere to this rule will [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on November 6, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/11/06/from-the-world-of-feline-dressage/
A student asked the famous poet
A student asked the famous poet, “How many words should a poem have?” “Size.” Pause. “36.” The student thanked him, went home, and that evening began the first of the 36-word poems which would become his trademark, sparking a tremendously successful career culminating in the Nobel Prize in Literature. Soon after receiving his Nobel, he [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on November 3, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/11/03/a-student-asked-the-famous-poet/
Dialogue Between The Woman Without a Face and Her Boyfriend Who Lacked a Body
“I wish I had a face,” said K, rubbing her body. “I wish I had a body,” said L, rubbing his face. “Nothing’s ever simple,” said K. “If only it could be as simple as Jack Sprat and his wife.” “Huh?” “You know – Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on November 1, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/11/01/dialogue-between-the-woman-without-a-face-and-her-boyfriend-who-lacked-a-body/
The Case of A. Pearson
There was a Pearson who at the urging of a friend went to psychiatrist’s office. “There’s a man inside of me,” he said to the doctor. “Interesting,” said the doctor. “Can you describe him?” “It’s difficult, as he’s inside of me and I’ve never really seen him.” “Do your best,” said the doctor. “I don’t [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on October 30, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/10/30/the-case-of-a-pearson/
J and His Wife
J put too much sugar in his coffee. His wife said, “What are you trying to do? Rot my teeth?” J sipped from a very hot bowl of soup. “Are you trying to make me burn my mouth?” asked the wife. J read a very scarey story. “Are you trying to make my hair turn [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on October 26, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/10/26/j-and-his-wife/
Ken “The Deer Destroyer” Hendricks On Raising a Child (and a Rifle)
How do you raise a child in a today’s culture? Who makes the most accurate production hunting rifle? Is proper child rearing a lost cause? And where do you turn when even good hunting rifles no longer meet your standards? We all want to raise children who will grow into good adults – possessing great [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on October 23, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/10/23/ken-the-deer-destroyer-hendricks-on-raising-a-child-and-a-rifle/
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