The past few weeks have been productive – the cold weather keeping me in nights has helped some – plus reducing the amount of time I put into reading. Those books, ebooks will get read eventually – what’s the hurry. Reading is a sly way of avoidance as I’m doing research into facets queerdom, identity as well some fiction & even a few literary journals. I have to confess that I’ve let nearly all my lit journal subscriptions expire. They aren’t my market & often don’t speak to my interests – unless someone starts a Ginger Pubes Quarterly.
nice green but needs some ginger
I’ve been clearing the blogged City of Valleys off WordPress – to publish there needs to be no ‘free’ versions of available. While I was doing that I also edited out those lists of my upcoming events – stale is stale. If you missed the show that boat ain’t coming back.
I’ve been getting material ready for three upcoming shows, as well. Winter Snow Ball (winter’s no ball); my guest spot at the Dildettes show, and my February feature at Racket at the Rocket. For the Racket show I also designed a flyer – one of my favourite things to do, plus created a Facebook invite for people to rsvp then ignore 🙂
Our Demands is the last in this current little flurry of list poems. In editing it, I did change the time sensitive cultural references to something more recent. I enjoyed the idea of these cold-blooded killers also being sort of whiney cry-babies at the same time; while the authorities are silent and mostly unresponsive.
January 22, Wednesday – featuring – Winter Snow Ball, 7 p.m. – urban gallery, 400 Queen East https://www.facebook.com/events/792356567447501/
January 30, Thursday – guest spot -The Dildettes, 8 p.m., Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander Street. https://www.facebook.com/events/234979810009039/
February 21, Friday – featuring – Racket at the Rocket: 7 p.m., Red Rocket Cafe, 1364 Danforth Ave.
February 21, Friday – featuring – Racket at the Rocket: 7 p.m., Red Rocket Cafe, 1364 Danforth Ave. https://www.facebook.com/events/818441091515505/
March 1, Saturday – attending – Toronto SpecFic Colloquium
June 6-8 – attending – Bloody Words
June 23-27 – attending – Manuscript to Book – Loyalist Summer Arts – Belleville https://www.loyalistbanner.com/PROD/cewkcrss.P_IndexPage
August 28-31 – attending – FanExpo Canada
Our Demands
1 p.m.
Here is a list of our demands.
You have exactly three hours to fulfill them
two large pepperoni pizza – thin crust
four 2 litre bottles of classic coke
an escort to the airport
where a plane will be waiting
the plane will take us to St Nities
no police will follow
there will be no charges laid against any of our family
we will be given political asylum at St Nities
there will be no reward placed on our heads
if these demands are not met we will start to kill the hostages
after each killing there will be further demands
4 p.m.
your three hours are up
we have killed the first of the hostages
here are are our new demands:
no punishment for killing the first of our hostages
freedom for two of our compadres currently incarcerated
two large pepperoni pizza
four 2 litre bottles of classic coke
bring our families to the Larry King show
send interviewers from CNN to us
give us more press and TV coverage
stop the helicopter’s flying overhead
re-run the Phoebe gives birth episode of Friends at 9
failure to comply will result in the death more of the the hostages
8 p.m.
thank you for the
two large pepperoni pizza
four 2 litre bottles of classic coke
the Larry King show was a lousy Princess Di repeat
you have another hour to comply
we will not speak with Joan Rivers
send credible press & tv representatives
have Obama sign the Kyoto accord
bring back Square Pegs
bring us the latest P Daddy CD & a sound system
stop blaring sirens
don’t think we won’t kill again
take this body
bring us fresh water
how much longer before the plane to St Nities is ready for us
1:00 a.m.
we are running out of patience people
how many of you have to die
before you capitulate to our simple demands
an escort to the airport
where a plane will be waiting
the plane will take us to St Nities
no police will follow
there will be no charges laid against any of our family
we will be given political asylum at St Nities
they will be no reward placed on our heads
a chance to bid farewell to our families on the Ellen Show
a direct phone line to the white house
more will die.
6 a.m.
okay so we’ve killed the last of the forty hostages
the bodies are beginning to stink
if you don’t give us
an escort to the airport
where a plane will be waiting
the plane will take us to St Nities
no police will follow
there will be no charges laid against any of our family
we will be given political asylum at St Nities
there will be no reward placed on our heads
if you don’t comply completely
we will go on a hunger strike
we will kill one another
we are willing to resort
to what it takes
to get the world to listen
we want an Oprah town hall meeting
we want this to be over as much as you do
so please please
give in to our demands
or our blood will be on your hands