Aftermath of a Lengthy Rejection Slip (First published story 1944) |
I WALKED AROUND outside and thought about it. It was the longest one I ever got. Usually they only said, "Sorry, this did not quite make the grade" or "Sorry, this didn't quite work in." Or more often...
Posted by charles bukowski on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:15:00 PST |
Bluebird |
there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but i'm too tough for him, i say, stay in there, i'm not going to let anybody see you. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out ...
Posted by charles bukowski on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:38:00 PST |
Who the Hell is Tom Jones? |
I was shacked with a24 year old girl fromNew York City fortwo weeks- aboutthe time of the garbagestrike out there, andone night my 34 year old woman arrived andshe said, "I want to seemy rival." she d...
Posted by charles bukowski on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:25:00 PST |
excerpt from 'ham on rye' |
One day Mrs. Fretag gave us an assignment."Our distinguished President, President Herbert Hoover, is going to visit Los Angeles this Saturday to speak. I want all of you to go hear our President. And ...
Posted by charles bukowski on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:27:00 PST |
For Jane: With All The Love I Had, Which Was Not Enough |
I pick up the skirt,I pick up the sparkling beads in black,this thing that moved oncearound flesh,and I call God a liar,I say anything that movedlike thator knewmy namecould never diein the common ver...
Posted by charles bukowski on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:42:00 PST |
She Said |
from: War All the Timewhat are you doing with all those papernapkins in your car?we dont have napkins likethathow come your car radio isalways turned to somerock and roll station?do you drive around w...
Posted by charles bukowski on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:00:00 PST |
Beer |
from: Love is A Mad Dog From HellI don't know how many bottles of beerI have consumed while waiting for thingsto get betterI dont know how much wine and whiskyand beermostly beerI have consumed afters...
Posted by charles bukowski on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:57:00 PST |
