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> Biggun hates YOU! sara T punk
> dickens' journal from in the can
> From the Orifice of the Playpen Linda/Paul Hurwood
> Peace-out Jay Miner
> smell ME cait collins
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foreplay blow yer horn! stroke the pickle/give yerself a 'hand'/brush the beaver/spank the monkey/spend some quality time with = yerself = !CELEBRATE! GOOD !TIMES! = May is National Masturbation Month! true. tho it's good to 'practice' year-round for this glorious event = uh huh ... so = CARE FOR YOUR MAILBOX - Keep Your Septic From Obstruction + happy mothers day to all you mutha's some things just can't break the mode of annoying:
- i'm proud to be an american  peace out (there) night dave xo cait
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ZINE PUBLISHER CULLEN CARTER IN COMA: after a horrific cycling accident, well-known zine publisher (My Moon and More, The Secret Life of Snakes) and former The Whirligig contributor Cullen Carter was seriously injured in a cycling accident on 4/1/03 and is in a coma at the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee - A Cullen Carter Benefit Fund has been established for donations to help his family and pay for the medical bills - if you want to help, please visit here - anything you can do to spread the word or contribute is greatly appreciated. get well soon, Cullen!
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Jay Miner ...holy moly - miner with a rant column! now this is long overdue - let_the_hate_mail_begin - don't miss Peace-Out - PLUS - take a look at what it's like...on the other side (Nevada, et au) of the world (depending on where yer at) through the lens of jay miner ...check ---> this <--- out
dave church ...submits to the hold via postal mail - one reason is because he doesn't have a computer and when asked why, he told me he was afraid of 'mice'...he lives in Providence Rhode Island where he drives a cab - read the good stuff heRe - yes!
Laurence Overmire...has been widely published in the U.S. and abroad ...welcome to the hold!!! and read his very fine poetry herehere!
Gregory Cole ...welcome poet Gregory Cole from Newberry, SC and if you don't get enough good cole poetry here - read more about him with this month's baskinski's review of his new book: Pausal Sighs
new book releases ...Alphabet Alliterations - ron androla presents the Pressure Press Poets --- a buncha yer fav poets coolaborating the a-z way - get these FREE (s/h fee Xtra) while they last! highlights and list of poets here
Jim 'Jazz' Chandler
...editor/publisher jazz chandlers' new poetry collection Smoke and Thunder is now available at B & N and Walmart online and should be available at other online (and chains) soon. get it while it's hot!
underbeat journal #2 ...info available for the-hold.com underbeat journal #2 - - cover draft available for view june issue - or before - be sure to add this page to your favorites for frequent updates as becomes available.
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