The Truth About Zombies
My name is Erin and I am not a zombie, though my boyfriend, the gangster, Ryu, and the ghoul, Clément, tried to make one of me. They nearly succeeded, too, but Clément blew it—as he usually does—and although I no longer speak, appear to be totally apathetic, and exhibit other zombie-like behaviors, I was not really “made” in the traditional sense. I still have my will. If you read the official accounts, you’ll find that Erin Orison, the talented and rebellious only daughter of American ambassador,...
Dead Love: Pirates vs. ...
Pirates and zombies in a Johnny Depp flick with a generous helping of Penélope Cruz—that makes the latest Captain Jack Sparrow adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, virtually irresistible in my book; they’ve got us by the … brains. Throw in a few deadly...
Dead Love: More Zombie ...
Last night poets gathered in Oakland’s First Congregational Church at the Poetry Feeds Benefit for Share First Oakland. It was heartbreakingly beautiful, in my opinion, to hear the voices flying out over the sparsely populated pews and up to the rafters in hope. I’ve said it...
11. Blame it on the Fug...
Those who eat fugu soup are stupid. But those who don’t eat fugu soup are also stupid. — old Japanese proverb Ryu was back and I, stupidly, was excited. He’d been gone for a little less than a week, but to me it seemed like forever. Tokyo is a bizarrely beautiful city where every step...
Dead Love: Japanese Zom...
Zombies just keep coming. That’s good and bad. On the one hand, it’s nice to have something you can rely on; on the other, they want to eat your brain. Sigh. So relentless. Like life. But persistence is a virtue and, in this case, good for a laugh. I love the way my favorite...
Dead Love: Zappa, Zappa...
Virtuosity! Dweezil Zappa plays Frank Zappa’s Zombie Woof. Guaranteed to get the early a.m. zombie out from behind your eyes. Crazy Zappa stuff. Zombie Woof (excerpt) I got a great big pointed fang Which is my Zomby Toof My right foot is bigger than my other one is Like a...
Dead Love: Zombie in NY...
Oh, dead lovers of the dark and delirious underbelly of just about every person, place and thing, try devouring the Zinester’s Guide to NYC before you visit next. Ayun Halliday corralled the coolest cats ever to spill their guts on NYC’s greatest and grossest and has crammed...
Dead Love: Zombie/Ghoul...
Is there competition going on here? I post a few poems and Clément starts firing off his translations. I do love his opening to this poem by Gérard de Nerval, the French romantic poet whose passion for dreams and the spirit world so influenced the Surrealists. I’ve read a lot of...