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Books and Writing that Matter. Travel fiction, philosophy, memoir, and experimental work from the road.

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  • Update on Incredible Fukn.US Essay Contest

    Okay guys, a couple of questions came up and I want to make sure the answers are available. 1) What is the deadline for submitting esssays? Answer: Since the Winners…

  • Rains Leave Path Of Destruction in Hawaii

    Hey, I know, it’s not a Tsunami or a Katrina…but this should make those of you who wish you were in Hawaii glad to have not been here for the…

  • 'Hippie Chimps' Fast Disappearing in Congo

    This story totally sucks. It’s bad enough that we kill each other. That we use AK-47’s on each other. That we massacre each other. I don’t know why this strikes…

  • 'No One Could Have Anticipated …'

    Prepare to be nauseated. Bill Clinton got impeached for lying about a blowjob, and we are just going to sit back and take this shit? “Have some more Soma, dear…

  • INCREDIBLE FUKN US ESSAY CONTEST—FABULOUS PRIZES! NO ENTRY FEE!

    INCREDIBLE FUKN US ESSAY CONTEST—FABULOUS PRIZES! NO ENTRY FEE! I am proud to announce on the spur of the moment THE INCREDIBLE FUKN US essay contest. The winner will win…

  • Arundhati Roy on Bush in India: "Just Not Welcome"

    I am a big fan of Arundhati Roy’s writing and of her political sentiments. Here’s a lovely example of both. (And if you haven’t, read her heartbreaking The God of…

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  • Taylor meets Obasanjo in Nigeria

    OK, what is going on here? Liberia’s brutal former-warlord Charles Taylor is enjoying asylum in Nigeria, rather than being sent to the UN Special Court in Sierra Leone to be…

  • Like Humans, Monkeys Can be Snobs Too

    I can relate…I wish someone would pay me to look at the riffraff..though, I don’t mind watching crazy people dance on city sidewalks and am amused by expletives shouted out…

  • Gandhi, Bush, and the Bomb

    Check this out if you want to see some irony at work…great article… cd Gandhi, Bush, and the Bomb by Lawrence S. Wittner On February 24, at a press briefing,…

  • Mad Monkey Disease????

    Personally, if I had to pluck coconuts for ten years, I’d probably bite the fucker too… cd Monkeys attack masters Monkeys attack masters THEIR monkeys had always been obedient, plucking…

  • Anniversary seems hardly worth noting….

    It was 20 years ago today that People Power knocked the Marcos Regime out of power in the Philippines. Seems ironic that the country is still ruled by martial law…of…

  • Lost revives Irish novel interest

    Move over Oprah – there’s a new literary-promotion-machine in town. The book is described as …”the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle…

  • regnyouth archives – great music

    This is a great site…you guys may notice that I like this site so much I chose to sponsor it…check it out…. cd regnyouth archives This Is Lo-Fi Indie guys…

  • Sex with a partner is 400% better

    Sometimes it is more than 400%….. LOVERS know only too well that men usually need a “recovery period” after orgasm, and that sexual intercourse with orgasm is more satisfying than…

  • Christians massacre Muslims , death toll 'at least 80'

    Wow…it’s a good thing we have religion to give us an excuse to hack each other apart with machetes. Funny, how you never hear about a bunch of Scientologists being…

  • Shit! Thieves Steal $100,000 Of Equipment From Sewage Plant

    In Hawai’i we live so close to each other that I hear my neighbors blowing their nose while I watch a movie in my house. Yet, someone can take a…

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  • It begins: South Dakota passes

    Well folks, this is where it starts. Now we get to see if Alito and Roberts are the fair minded men they claimed to be. Personally, I think this is…

  • DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE by Hubert Sauper

    I sent a story about this film to the Chairman last August. Still haven’t seen it, but was reminded this morning by a story on NPR. It is a bizarre,…

  • India's feisty untouchable woman

    Girija Devi is a one-woman social reform campaign for the Musahar community. I am so impressed with people who don’t listen to those little voices that tell us, “You can’t…

  • Churches lambast US over Iraq, environment

    Assholes come in all shapes, sizes, and religious preferences. And so do good people. Despite my profound suspicion of the machinations and intentions of the Christian church as a whole,…

  • A Toast to Toast

    I love Toast! cd A Toast! The humble, reliable toaster celebrates its 100th anniversary By E. Shan Correa Special to the Star-Bulletin THE ELECTRIC TOASTER is celebrating its 100th anniversary.…

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  • Chosen By God…Uganda

    It doesn’t just happen in the third world……. This quote from the article struck me “Most of the world’s great despots at some stage claimed that God chose them,” Ugandan…

  • Death by Air Guitar Misadventure

    This would be tragic if I could just stop laughing! The big question is who was he mimicking? Also, is ‘misadventure’ an acceptable cause of death? cd SINGAPORE (Reuters) –…

  • Lap Dances for Jesus- A Porn Again Christian

    I wonder whether Judge Punch would let her keep her kids? cd Former stripper not typical evangelical Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Heather Veitch is not your typical evangelical Christian.…

  • Slack under Attack by Right Wing Judge

    Well Friends, as a devotee of all things Slack and a long time friend of Bob, I am completely outraged to see that the only religion that makes any sense…

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