Author: mervyn

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“What was his name?” “Daniel.” The chambee student overseeing us snaps her fingers. “I need all this submission ready by lunch time!” The five of us hover …

 

indifference

indifference

Well, hello. I haven’t really written to you in awhile. Did I ever give you a name? I don’t think so. Maybe it’s your URL. But …

 

indirect

indirect

What worth are you more to me, little place. Little page, little solace. Why do we speak in cryptic paintings, with pseudo hidden meanings and faux …

 

king of the hill

king of the hill

Casabian swung his wooden sword, climbing the yellow stone, his friends ahead and behind, all chasing the yellow throne. a swing of the wooden butt, to tommy next door he …

 

baby machine

baby machine

I tell her they will never understand people like ‘us’, although when I say us I do not mean she and I, for I had …

 

someone else’s birthday

someone else’s birthday

“When are we?” she asks. “26th June. 2005.” “Hm.” The party sounds could be heard, the lights and people contained in a small space within the darkness that …

 

xkcd

xkcd

I’m a big fan of webcomics, and perhaps one of my favorites would be XKCD. It’s difficult to determine whether or not the author has …

 

males

males

Penis envy is the word of the day. It doesn’t necessarily apply to just boys. I’m sure girls feel the same. Everyone does. Have you ever entered a …

 

Grab a pint

Grab a pint

“Yeah, they’ve fucked up an entire generation.” Imran tells me. We’re chatting online, but I’d like to believe he was smoking a roll of weed …

 

Nevermind

Nevermind

Nevermind the rent we can’t afford, The roof above that has a rot, The down-payment we got from dad, The doubts we had when we saw a rat. Our …