SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR
A Streetcar Named Henrietta Ferguson
APRIL 30TH
IT’S APRIL 30TH, I TELLS YA! APRIL 30TH!
and
I got nothin’.
SIMILES
He looked like:
a. a termite, but softened the effect by wearing a tie.
b. a partially digested omelet, but without the charm.
c. an umbrella left out in the rain.
d. runaway inflation with a matching smile.
POETIC POECIA
my sister’s aunt (rhyme it with want)
decided to go fishing
she caught an old tire, a tin can and some wire
and the law firm of Harboth & Swishing
ESCAPE
You fling yourself into the ditch and burrow frantically, covering yourself with fallen leaves. Your heart hammers in your chest. You hold your breath and tremble in silence. The horses thunder by. You wait. You wait. You wait until you can wait no more. You gasp, take in air with a shuddering sob. They’ll be back, you think. You must hurry. You stand. The night is dark. You creep through the woods, quivering, tense with concentration. An opening. A glade. You move around the circle, staying glued to the treeline, eyes fixed on the little cottage sitting in the center of the clearing. Yes, it’s there, as she said. Is it really your salvation? Do you dare hope? You peel yourself from the treeline, drop to the ground, and crawl. You reach the cottage door, push at it. It creaks open. A candle.
There she is. You die.
INNOCENTS
CORPS DE BALLET
THE KATNISS EVERDEEN, CONFLICTED KILLING MACHINE, KWIZ ANSWER
She dug a great trench 40 feet long out back and eventually filled it to the brim with pencils, which she proceeded to walk back and forth on for hours. Who knows why?
THE KATNISS EVERDEEN, CONFLICTED KILLING MACHINE, KWIZ
In addition to her archery skills, it’s a little known fact that Katniss:
a. was also a leading authority on the films of Mary Pickford.
b. could recite the entire poem Hiawatha while hopping.
c. hoarded pencils.
d. had a favorite element, tungsten.







