alright heres an assignment I'm doing in class right now and I thought I'd throw it up here and see if you guys can come out with anything for it.

Its based on a poem called "The Museum of Stones" and its a descriptive piece about stones, but what you have to do is rename the museum of something and write about that. Hopefully its something you know so you can use fancy technical good sounding words that noone else knows about

heres a link to the museum of stones poem

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/03/26/070326po_poem_forche

and ill comment with what i got so far

Brighton Poetry Read - July 1st

Summer heat, cheap beers, cheaper poets, mark yr calendars, next Brighton reading is July 1st. 10 pm.

To quote of the greatest poets in NJ history, "free your mind, and your ass will follow"

Poetry Read at the Brighton Bar, Wednesday, April 29th. That should be easy to remember, because 2 x 9 = 18, and there are 18 letters in "Brighton Poetry Read", so you got no excuse for not showing up

Short Fiction / Special Edition Idiom

As some of you may already know, I will be working on a possible special edition idiom to come out once a year (most likely the summertime).  I would really like to see everyone that posts on W.E. write and submit for this (especially people that don't normally write prose. Get outta yer comfort zone). Submissions will be open but for now it will only be advertised by word of mouth...and for anyone that doesn't post here but may be following us, I suppose.

Now, onto submission guidelines:

This is for short fiction/prose. No poitry.

Please limit submissions to no more than 700 words (target for just about 600).

Include a Title, so we know what to call it.

Include the name you want to be published under, so we know what to call you.

Submissions may be about any subject matter. In the future, we may look into themed issues or something of the sort, but for now it's your discretion.

Send all submissions to: idiomfiction@yahoo.com

Submissions deadline: July 17, 2009.

Thanks all,

Joe McCall

020209

Groundhog's Day is tomorrow...

I fear the weeks to come

"however. the good man at the restaurant and beer provider across the street sent someone to procure my omnipresent order of two pbr forties. a young man who looked exactly like someone i knew in the sense that i knew who they were in terms of what they did, but not as a human being, was talking to the guy running the show about some pamphlets he had. i was casually observing the dude, but became a little more intrigued when the man behind the counter smiled and accepted the stack of proffered booklets. turned out they were issues of some sort of poetic compilation. when my beers arrived, the man/manager enthusiastically informed me i was free to take one, free of charge (i don't think anyone was paying, but he was happy to tell me i could have it). i took it home with the beer, and decided to try and pair them in experience as they held together in acquisition. worked out rather well. the booklet was something called the idiom. i found it to be rather engaging and the content to be surprisingly by-and-large worthwhile. i immediately thought of my preferred originator of grotesque parody, who produces work in keeping with but notably superior to things of this nature. actually, a lot of the content was in the same league, a lot better than i expected it to be, with an excellent variety and some strikingly compelling imagery. a few heavy hitters in the tangible paper product. however, the progenitor of some content was named as this blog, which contains an inordinate amount of drivel compared with the publication i received. this mostly serves the notion that whoever is editing knows what they are up to, and i find that comforting. " -some guys blog entry-


WE should leave some comments on this guys blog. Any pictures of penises would probably be something he would appreciate. Walking English should not stand for these types of comments. I thought when you said butterfiles were volcanoes you meant it.... http://do-me-a-favor.blogspot.com/2008/02/sunshine-snowstorm.html

The Publisher said he would make us famous...

The Idiom Book Release Party
Saturday, November 29th
9pm
The Brighton Bar
Long Branch,NJ




Flier art by our own lil hatter, Amy Dwyer

Tonight-
1st Bonfire of the season
10:00pm
In LBI

It's Publisher's birthday!

The Rutgers computer lab stinks on ice.

Review of The Idiom from the guy at the Racontour

I never actually read a copy of The Idiom
but I like what you do
so its one of those unconditional loves....I'm like your dog

10/10/08

Tomorrow is 10/10.
You know what that means, kids.
Toms River Diner
10:10pm

Do it, kids!

In an attempt to create a complete body of work, as writers, I thought it would be "cool" if we all tried our hands (quite literally) at writing a short story.

The idea here is to have it all published in The Idiom (I hope), our "sister magazine," if you will. And further more, to start shopping a more complete body of work around to be published by a larger publishing house (no offense mark, I love you).

After speaking with a few of you, I thought this would be a great idea since alot of authors write poetry and short stories and novels etc etc etc. Also, I just thought it would be nice to see some more stuff come from Walking English and end up in the Idiom as well.

The target being to have a final draft/post up on the website in July that would accumulate to anywhere from 2-6 pages, I'd say...but you tell me.

If putting it on Walking English worries anyone about plagarism, we could always mail it directly to the idiom or pass it amongst ourselves for constructive criticisms, cheers, sneers and Pam Griers.

Comments, Questions and Criticism are all greatly appreciated.

Raconteur Fest. Check it, kids! There will be a volcano!

The Idiom/Walking English have a table.
There will be a volcano!
Matt Fisher and Mike Noordzy will be playin some tunes.
The swans' artwork will be displayed.

(repost from myspace bulletin)
THE RACONTEUR FESTIVAL MAY 10th
What do a sword swallower, a young female folk singer from Seville, Spain, and an author whose latest novel, Skin, is slowly being written on the bodies of ten thousand volunteers (each who've agreed to have a single word tattooed on their body), all have in common?
RAC FEST! Acclaimed Authors - Live Music Sideshow Acts 2 PM, SAT. MAY 10 Find out more, visit:www.raconteurbooks.com

update: ex-communication

Hi ho! I've changed phones recently, same ol' number but all of your digits have vanished in the switch. I miss everyone and i can't call and harass you kids with my wily west coast shenanigans anymore! Please call me and update me on your lives! I want to know about em! I'll be able to save your numbers to my new phone that way as well. Cheers!

Live like you mean it!

~*

Hey WHAT'S UUUPPPPPP!

You ALL BLOW MY MIND! Spring!!!

UNBELIEVABLE!

~*Rabbit

Happy National Library Week, Kids!

don't get carried away with the labeling people
...seriously

Like You Have Anything Better To Do?

Today is Tuesday.

Which makes tonight Diner Night.

It starts at 10:10pm and doesn't end until atleast tomorrow.

Stacy Jones will be making buttons, I'm sure those guys with beards will show up, Brownstone will be doing his thing and I'm sure Mac will atleast try and make it.

Diner Night at the Toms River Diner. Poetry, Jokes, Questions, Conversations concerning the Cosmos and CAD drawings of Alto Shaams upon request.

For CAD drawings, please allow 5-8 business days. All other requests can expect instant gratification. Except for bonfires. those take alittle planning.

I expect to see you there.

What I've learned from strangers

This neighborhood is filled with self absorbed Fuck-tarts
And I might just kill this ladies dog
And I like dogs

But something that I’ve learned
From talking to strangers
Is that I don’t like strangers in big houses
I only like strangers at bars
Or rock shows
Or art galleries
Or cafes
Or Diners
Or costume parties
Or… the Zoo

But I don’t like strangers in big houses
And I don’t like the things they say or the things they do.

Work on Sunday

I'm skim milk now
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