Friday, December 23rd, 2011
“So Gay” by Christopher Crawford
Christopher Crawford SO GAY How gay is it for two men to stroke the same dog at the same time. What if they’re both sitting on a sofa watching When Harry Met Sally. How about two men watching the same gorgeous sunset [...]
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
“Love Letter to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill” by Heather Bell
Heather Bell LOVE LETTER TO THE GULF COAST OIL SPILL The photos taken from helicopters are really quite beautiful: the weird orange waves, the way it bends back like a spinal cord. It isn’t that I am not sympathetic to the ocean, but it touches the tips of birds, taking them from naked to casket. [...]
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
2011 Pushcart Prize Nominees
Rattle is proud to announce the following nominees for the 2011 Pushcart Prize: Patricia Lockwood – “When We Move Away from Here, You’ll See…” (#35) Jan LaPerle – “She Rings Like a Bell Through the Night” (#35) Christopher Crawford – “So Gay” (#35) Heather Bell – “Love Letter to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill” (#35) [...]
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
“Rare Architecture” by Matthew Olzmann
Matthew Olzmann RARE ARCHITECTURE An ordinary man hires a contractor to build a new house. When it’s done, he rushes to see it. But it’s not what he’s paid for, there must be some mistake. The house is shaped like a human head. Two eyes instead of bay windows. A circular mouth for a doorway. [...]
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
“The Contest” by Andrew Nurkin
Andrew Nurkin THE CONTEST Most mornings, even in the wet starvation covering everything after the third snow in ten days, and for reasons I suspect but am in no position to confirm, my neighbor comes out back to piss on his garbage can in the [...]
