untitled, part 1

by nick nelson





end of part 1

meaningless

by nick nelson

what do you think is the most meaningless word in language? here is a list. you may well have your own list, and your own choice as to which single word is the most meaningless. assume that all these words can be translated into almost all widely used languages. authoritarian bad definitive deserving extraordinary fascist freedom genius good groundbreaking human hypocritical indigenous imperialist important meaningful meaningless mediocre natural normal power privilege progressive reactionary revolutionary sensational subversive together * my own nomination for most meaningless word is “human” - when it is used in any but a strict biological sense. the spectators acted in a completely inhuman way. i want to be respected for what i am - a human being. the movie was a great human experience and brought the whole audience together. what does it mean to be human?

in a jar

by genghis gilgamesh

walter had a dinosaur he kept it in a jar every time it sang a song walter smoked a cigar mrs miller lived next door and disapproved of walter’s pet she never carried an umbrella when it rained, she got wet sheriff john barker at night patrolled the grounds he kept his eyes peeled like a cobra’s but never showed what he found they may all still be there down by the old mill they always keep their secrets and always take their pills