Contents
Before
Hearing Test
“Gigantic”
Midlife Chrysler
Bio from a Parallel World
The Bottom of My Hourglass
Pass the Gravy
The Appraiser
My Adobe Bouquet
The Price of History
The Church of Michael Jordan
The Imperial Diet
Good Boy Now
Raymond
Jonathan
Dear Drew
2017
Destruction Myth
Holiday in the Islands of Grief
Set Design Notes for a Seizure
Bagpipes
Def Leppard
Yankees Playoff Game
St. Pat’s
Arroyo Burro Beach
California Night Sky
The Schadenfreude Channel
Tooth #19
The Pain
Amsterdam
Eighth Grade
The Used Bookstore of Your Dreams
Hymens Are Stronger than Trampolines
Genital Odometers
The Narcoleptic’s Marathon
Creation Myth
November
The News
The Yard Is Covered with Yellow Leaves
Tonight’s Lecture: What Not To Do When Painting
Biophilia
Wolf Energy
A Man Walks into a Bar
Parking Lot Jesus
Personalized Russian Dolls
It’s been November for several months now
2050
The Hour the Beards of the Dead Get Their Growth
Forest Walk by the Hudson
Wooden Bench
Vampire Schedule
Acknowledgments