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Like a lot of you, in spite of my best efforts, I still find myself thinking about America.
Like a lot of you, in spite of my best efforts, I still find myself thinking about America.
I found a copy of what was probably a college textbook, The Best American Poetry: 1999—edited by the late Robert Bly. 1999 was probably the first year I read anyone's poetry outside of my own and boy howdy, does this book have some bangers.
Lol, I mean, listen. Sometimes you lose something in the edits, you know? You can over-edit a piece and the soul goes straight down the toilet.
I took last week off for my birthday. I ate cauliflower crust pizza and had an extra beer. So exciting—turning 46.
It's the end of the year and I have statistics.