December 2011
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THE DEVIL LIKES CANDY APPLES by johnny ngo
the boy was thirteen when he met the Devil.
the boy first saw her outside a candy shop. she was staring inside, eyeing the fresh cherry red candy apples. “they’re really good,” the boy claimed, “my mother knows her apples.” the girl kept her dark maple wood eyes focused on the window. it was difficult to tell if she was infatuated with the presentation of sweets or...
November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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PINK ASHES by johnny ngo
i heard that people explode from tasting their own personal nirvana.
spontaneous human combustion. i’ve never seen it actually happen. i’ve seen the ashes afterwards. they’re pink. i’ve read that the body releases this chemical right before it ignites and this chemical, this chemical makes your insides pink. they don’t teach you that in biology class, not even in AP...
July 2011
2 posts
SON OF A CAPTAIN by johnny ngo
it was hot. i sat quietly beside my father as i watched the others row the ship like their life depended on it. my father whipped anyone who wasn’t gripping their oars tight enough, until the bone of their knuckles were translucent underneath their scorched skin.
he also whipped anyone who looked at me.
i never asked if i could hold my father’s whip. we never talked about it. but...
June 2011
4 posts
Hi, my name is..
a mystery! Life is a mystery that is never meant to be fully solved. Remember to go forward and never backward. No matter how complicated, hard, and painful a situation is, there will always be a lesson that is meant to be learned. Even when it seems the world is against you, you just need to look to your side and I’ll be there. Don’t ever think you’re alone because you’re...
THE HORN by johnny ngo
i’ve been staring in the mirror for the last 15 minutes and all i keep looking at is the horn that’s growing on the side of my head. it’s not ugly — i mean, if you think horns are disgusting because of it’s phallic-resemblance then yes, i’m ugly.
really ugly.
but i’m not staring in the mirror wondering why i suddenly have a horn growing out the side of...
May 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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jonny greenwood | norwegian wood soundtrack....
December 2010
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August 2010
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The Owl And The Tanager.sufjan stevens
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