Gossip [&] the Devil

artwork by (t.) schroeder for thegreatandsmall.com

Hey G[&]D Virgins :: if you haven’t noticed a few posts down, I had some work featured in an online collaboration of artists called Troubadour 21. They’ve decided they really like me and want more of my work. This was already in consideration  so they put this up until I can get enough time together to work on new works, particularly my Billy series which is also mentioned in that post.

I’m pretty unashamedly trying to get into the readers choice category with each try and given the number of Orphans pillaging the streets that should be easy. You’ve already gotten me into readers choice with “Living Under Glass” and featuring my first published photograph, “Lord Henry Hits Rock Bottom,” so, let’s keep the trend going and showcase art you, the Modern Orphans, believe in!

The new piece is called “What They Don’t Know Won’t Hurt Them” and it is also featured in my book, which will be made for purchase later this month. It’s about all the fun things that can happen in a dark bar booth – what sorts of fun have you had? Leave a comment and let me know.

In other news [the] has picked up a couple of my works as well. The first is a poem called “He’s a Drummer By Trade” and you might notice it from my [words] section above. The second is a new flash fiction piece entitled “The White City” which never had a home until now. That particular piece was written when I very first visited Navy Pier. I sent it to a friend who lived near there in one of those nervous, “will he or won’t he email me back” moments. Less than an hour later we were talking. Makes me nostalgic. You can read both of those right here. [And please, leave a comment either on his site or mine letting us know if you love/hate/don't care about what you're reading. It's how we augment our delivery so that you DO care. We want you to read because you WANT to read too.]

Disc ruptured out into the spinal cord.

in :: other news

Natascha, A loyal Orphan for sometime, is getting ready to go under the knife for her ruptured disks in her back. I am extremely sympathetic to her situation for I have the same injury x2, only I refuse to be operated on. It is an extremely painful, debilitating, burning injury that greatly disrupts your way of life. It can even land you in a wheelchair if your spinal cord is disturbed for too long. I’d just like to wish Natascha good luck and well wishes to her and her family for a speedy recovery! Any donation to her site above I’m sure would be greatly appriceated. We aren’t the type of artistis who can auction wine glasses and Wet Naps to generate enough dough to pay for a small house.

You have a package on the way, my dear, I wish you nothing but love, peace, empathy, desire, mischief and gladness.