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Pride, Confusion and Regret

PJ — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:27:55 +0000

” … The night of the fight, you may feel a slight sting. That’s pride fucking with ya. Fuck Pride. Pride only hurts. It never helps. Fight through that shit. …” – Pulp Fiction Pride is a hard to describe, impossible to define, and ever present feeling. It’s always sitting on your shoulders waiting to [...]

An Excerpt from Venganza

PJ — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:45:06 +0000

by P.J. The car came sliding to a halt and he tumbled out holding his left side. The razor wire had sliced his gut, which meant he was trailing blood with every step. He had to stop it from bleeding. He needed something to eat. He needed to rest. It was dark and he couldn’t [...]

An Excerpt from Devil May Care

PJ — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:44:51 +0000

by P.J. “And that’s what I think, Joe” She ended her somber speech in tears and I couldn’t help but giggle. I don’t have a reason, but Gina fully believes that I’m insane. I love her, without a doubt, but I can’t make a full commitment now. I never expected an ugly one night stand [...]

Where The Wild Things Are

PJ — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:50:01 +0000

Jake and Elwood

PJ — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:46:03 +0000

Johnny does Jack

PJ — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:17:36 +0000

Vonnegut in Back to School

PJ — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:57:32 +0000

Semiprecious

PJ — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:29:26 +0000

by P.J. SMACK! The familiar feel of Perry’s left hand, and the accompanying “You’re too fucking old bitch!” echoed inside of her. It sat there and replayed itself, even though she was somewhere else. For the last hour, she had been staring at that mirror, following the full length crack. Back and forth, forth and [...]

The Great London Umbrella Debacle

PJ — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:01:56 +0000

We have an office in London. It’s quite a departure from the usually mundane northern suburbs of Chicago office that I’m used to. I’m pretty sure the building was once something that somebody wrote a story about. Now it’s housing for busy people doing busy things. The building was beautiful in a way that my [...]

Moving Forward

PJ — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:21:33 +0000

”Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance. ” – Mark Twain Moving forward is nothing more than putting one foot in front of the other. Something we’ve been doing ever since we wobbled to a stance in diapers. To some it’s a roadblock, and to others it’s a stepping stone. [...]