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barking backward

barking backward

“The old dog barks backward without getting up. I can remember when he was a pup.” –Robert Frost, “The Span of Life”   My boyfriend’s older brother was twenty-one. We were seventeen at the time, so twenty-one was a glamorous wedding...
Cocktails

Cocktails

    ANGER + DISGUST = outrage ANGER  +  SADNESS = betrayal ANGER + FEAR = caged animal DISGUST + FEAR = horror SADNESS +  SURPRISE = disappointment emotional mixtures for drawing facial expressions formulated by Scott McCloud in Making Comics Here’s...
pinky and leather

pinky and leather

  “Wonder who first slid in to use another creature’s skin for staying warm—” Carter Revard, from “Skins as Old Testament”  ♣Add a Tooltip Text   she has this uncharacteristic fantasy of wearing leather clothing items and...
worry lines

worry lines

  –loss of strength and muscle weakness all over the body –double vision –blurred vision and drooping eyelids –hoarseness or loss of voice –trouble saying words clearly –loss of bladder control –trouble breathing...
legal matters

legal matters

“Too much agreement kills a chat.” –Eldridge Cleaver ♣Add a Tooltip Text   I shouldn’t be quoting Eldridge Cleaver on Itchy Banquet for lots of reasons. For example, I am white and I don’t know shit. Furthermore, according to his...