Uncle Ron
C.A. MacConnell
2/13/2016
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2/06/2016
2/05/2016
Back in the Bedroom
Back in the bedroom, she
Turns gray in the yellow
Light. Today,
Under cover, she is deeply
Buried.
Smoking, dying, getting
Off
The best
She can. Words come easy --
So
Real,
That was,
And wide open --
Here lies her starving heart.
Such a clean
Party --
Flat on the back,
And the nasty
Clock is stuck on the stupid beat of
One.
Post-
traumatic. Good enough.
Shaky hands,
Headache, please, fuck you.
Right now, someone tells her that all she needs
is air.
Right now, someone tells her that all she needs
is everything.
There is a place we call
Up there,
and a place we call
Down below, and somewhere in
Between,
Lives a human,
A canine,
Vicious desire,
And a small, empty
House
For sale.
Hold her hand when you take her
To the showing.
Make sure the lights are
On.
Make sure it is brick
Or stone.
C.A. MacConnell
Turns gray in the yellow
Light. Today,
Under cover, she is deeply
Buried.
Smoking, dying, getting
Off
The best
She can. Words come easy --
So
Real,
That was,
And wide open --
Here lies her starving heart.
Such a clean
Party --
Flat on the back,
And the nasty
Clock is stuck on the stupid beat of
One.
Post-
traumatic. Good enough.
Shaky hands,
Headache, please, fuck you.
Right now, someone tells her that all she needs
is air.
Right now, someone tells her that all she needs
is everything.
There is a place we call
Up there,
and a place we call
Down below, and somewhere in
Between,
Lives a human,
A canine,
Vicious desire,
And a small, empty
House
For sale.
Hold her hand when you take her
To the showing.
Make sure the lights are
On.
Make sure it is brick
Or stone.
C.A. MacConnell
2/04/2016
Hollins and Fiction
Here's a shot of the original English Department at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia; I attended this magnificent school, and I am eternally grateful for the experience. B.A., 1996. M.A., 1998. English and Creative Writing. Minor in Film. For more info on Hollins' amazing writing program and other details, go here.
Also, do you want to check out some slick, fast-paced fiction? Right on! Just see the label on this blog called "Fiction: Stories and Scenes" right here. I've posted some of my work as a sample, and I hope you enjoy it. It's all polished work, and it's carefully crafted from my tricky brain. I work hard at creating work that's both literary and skillfully attention-grabbing. If it's been published before, I give credit to the original publisher. The rest is fresh on here...just me fucking around (and then tirelessly editing until my heart tells me this: yeah, that's it, you got it, rock star. Let it sit. This is a winner).
Thank you so much. Good morning, by the way! Just saying hello and trooping along. Hope you find lots of love today. Life is too short to settle for less, and you know what? There's plenty to go around.
Reach out,
C.A. MacConnell
