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December 30

by Richard Brautigan

Richard Brautigan

At 1:30 in the morning a fart
smells like a marriage between
an avocado and a fish head.

I have to get out of bed
to write this down without
my glasses on.




Quotes of the Day

When people ask me if I have any spare change, I tell them I have it at home in my spare wallet

• Nick Arnette



Poems of the Day
  • Harriet Monroe
    The Princess And The Page
    by Harriet Monroe
    There is a legend-you have read it- Of a fair page whom evil spells Held in deep sleep; and men of credit Tried all in vain, the story tells, Week after week, by night and noon,