http://pinkoscopies.org/blog A PLACE FOR STUFF TO GO SO PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT IT Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:52:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey guys, I'm sorry if I'm bogarting the blog. Please offer any feedback about this piece that is completely consuming me.  Hope you're all well, JP             The American, Michael Edward Freedham, is sitting down in a comfortable chair at Café Las Quilles. There is the pretty waitress, his fifth cup of coffee ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/08/16/bocanegra-part-3/ 8.8.08 In this summer’s Batman movie, we glimpsed a bit of Alfred’s back-story.  He tells Batman the story of when he was in the imperial service during the British colonization of Burma.  His government had been bribing local leaders with absurdly-sized gems, which kept getting stolen by a rogue thief in ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/08/08/8808/ “Well, you didn’t,” said Bocanegra, the words escaping from his mouth like steam.   “Pero, seguramente—“   “Keep your voice down,” he hissed, to them both.   He thought again of the police, tried to imagine which set of stairs, front or back, they would use, and what his last words could be. Or ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/07/15/under-northern-eyes-pt-2/ Hello, Please do read the story I filched from Joseph Conrad.Second half to follow in a few weeks. Warm regards, John Paul G. He didn’t notice that day that the city of Abaixado seemed to be plotting its own demise. Near dusk, a mist rose in the wake of a vengeful rainstorm, catching ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/06/29/under-northern-eyes/ I. Accounting From American Psycho, the beginning: "I'm resourceful," Price is saying. "I'm creative, I'm young, unscrupulous, highly motivated, highly skilled. In essence what I'm saying is that society cannot afford to lose me. I'm an asset." Price calms down, continues to stare out the cab's dirty ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/06/16/310/ I was assigned to write a list of my top ten favorite books in my life, and I've put too much thought into it. It's supposed to represent the "classics of [my] idiosyncratic world experience," and equally represent all phases and ages of my life. I'm posting it ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/06/16/favorite-books/ Rilo Kiley: June 2 and 3, Terminal 5, NYC Architecture in Helsinki: June 8, Irving Plaza, NYC Sigur Ros: June 16, The Grand Ballroom, The Manhattan Center, NYC Kimya Dawson: July 2, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Kimya Dawson: July 16, United Palace, NYC Akron/Family: July 24, Castle Clinton, ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/05/30/summer-concerts-in-the-new-york-area/ from "The Three Incestuous Sisters" by Audrey Niffenegger http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/05/30/307/ I lick the cheese from the end of my pen. Some read lovelorn letters on benches and Beautiful Girls have no reason to look up. I was a little one too. My mother held my hand and led me forward as I looked back wishing I could chase the pigeon just like you. If I poured this coffee all over my ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/05/26/memorial-day/ ... I had just come up the stairs and I had to go down them again. No, no, your room's not ready.  You must come back, come back.  Come back between five and six.'  'What time is it now?'  'It's half-past ten.' 'Courage, courage, ma petite dame,' she says.  'Everything will go ... http://pinkoscopies.org/blog/2008/05/24/from-jean-rhys-good-morning-midnight/