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Happy Halloween, 2011!

Greetings everyone! Today is the long awaited Halloween holiday! :) I hope you are all letting your inner ghouls out to float around and frolic in this day! Since the spirit is green and giving, or bloody and dripping all over the linoleum, I thought I'd share a unique little story with you. It's titled "Like Paste" Like Paste Hear my story. It is of a mute liar so keen, so illustrious in her ways; she pulls on her hair to get your attention. She points down, begins to draw a story with her eyes. Chin pressed into her chest, tucked under her shirt.  The ties in her hair wobble as her mouth moves. She strains for “A” sounds. “Aaah, aaah,” she gasps. She draws more sounds through her nose. Dig-Dig…hands pressed suddenly on your cheeks. She frowns at you. You must pay attention. Her palms smell like wet grease, skin flat, creaseless, suction on your face. Her eyes come closer to yours as you start to draw back. You feel her palms squeezing. Don’t leave her, y...

Writers' Row: Magnificent Macabre!

In celebration of the Gothic and ghastly, and to promote my love of the early sci-fi and horror genres, I've decided to create a macabre reading environment for Writers' Row. The expressive creations of Los Angeles will be showcased by means of candlelight... Writers' Row at The Last Bookstore, Oct. 12th 7:30-10pm Featuring: Poet  LK Thayer LK Thayer is the Editor of The Juice Bar http://lkthayer.wordpress.com/ also featuring a reading from  The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Raw Bits by Europawynd & more