The Mezunian

Die Positivität ist das Opium des Volkes, aber der Spott ist das Opium der Verrückten

Lemme Drunkenly Rant @ You ‘Bout the Conclusions & Intros

Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don’t think that I can take it, ‘Cause it took so long to bake it; & I’ll ne’er have that recipe ‘gain—¡oh, no! -Jimmy Webb ‘Pon reading many o’ my nonfiction work, one would see that I rarely write conclusions, & rarely write introductions, too. This […]

Posted in Literature Commentary

Silent Scream

Nasrin noticed in the corner o’ her eye an ol’ man next to her opening his mouth; she pulled off her headphones to hear him ask to use her seat for the shaky Chihuahua on his lap. Nasrin stood, barely steady in the still-moving bus by clutching a bar & stared round the bus, only […]

Posted in Nasrin, Short Stories

There Are No Perks to The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Since I’ve been doing this fiction-writing thing for mo’ than 5 years1, I’d been thinking o’ writing literary reviews, but actually haven’t found that many books I’ve read that I truly thought much ’bout. I try to read round 50 books a year, but I usually think o’ it as grinding I have to do […]

Posted in Literature Commentary

VIVE COME UN RASTRILLO Y UN HOMBRE JOVEN

1 day walking I saw a guy raking up my leaves. I punched a motherfucker. No, I didn’t. I lied. I wasn’t e’en walking. I didn’t want to lose my warm blanket. But the leaves were raked, either way. I haven’t seen them since. They’ll be OK, maybe. (dot dot dot) ¡Itchy blanket!

Posted in Poetry

The Mezunian Business Cycle

We can represent this cycle thusly: M → G → M M can stand for either “money” or “market.” Market is perhaps mo’ accurate, since the “M” could potentially represent goods–any form o’ property power. G stands for government policy. The way this cycle works is simple: with economic advantages will inevitably come political advantages. […]

Posted in Politics