069: 69
Of course, the first thing that comes to mind with this number for any child who attaches themselves to Beavis and/or Butthead is obvious. But, if you pick a font with some flourish or squint just right, it starts to become the ying/yan or even the astrological symbol for Cancer.
There was an email that spammed its way through the inbox recently that included a picture of a couple fucking. Or, at least, that is what I saw. My son, or any innocent for that matter, would see dolphins if he looked at the picture. And, sure if I squinted just right and disengaged my libido, I could see the porpoises playing. But, not surprisingly, I had to be told to look for them before they made themselves visible.
I'm standing at a bus stop in Seattle right now, thumbing this onto my handheld, waiting for the 66 bus. Seattle doesn't have a 69 bus, for the obvious reasons. Some things get marked for all time.
writing
This is a reasonably comprehensive list of my published work, both virtual and physical.
THE MISFIT LIBRARY
I am Nine of Thirteen, one of the members of the Misfit Library, a writing collective which puts out a quarterly journal of our respective work. We are scattered across the globe and determined to change the face of the planet one story at a time. The link above will take you to Misfit Central where you can acquire copies of the journal as well as read exclusive online material.
SYMBOLIC
I wrote a column for OPi8.com's Transmit blogs: journals of the new dark underground. SYMBOLIC tracked the novel I was working on, referencing the process and the research materials which mad up the backbone of the work. In addition, SYMBOLIC busied itself with ruminations and considerations on the nature of language and communication. And a wee bit of mythology. The first 100 entries of SYMBOLIC can be found here on this site as well as at OPi8.com.
LITERARY REPRESENTATION
I am represented by Scribe Agency as my literary agents. Please contact these gentleman if you have any queries about my work.