Monday, August 26, 2013

Pulp Poem of the Week



everything
looks like a noose
if you stare at it
long enough

          Sherman Alexie
          “Indian Education”
          1993

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Donald E. Westlake, Good Behavior (1985)



Dortmunder + nuns = not my idea of a good premise. Grade: C

Monday, August 19, 2013

Pulp Poem of the Week



A smart lawyer knows
when to tell the truth.

     Donald E. Westlake
     The Hot Rock
     1970

Monday, August 12, 2013

Pulp Poem of the Week



The cross-eyed gods of
the universal cash register had
punched the No Sale key, and
the drawer was wide open—
waiting.

          Gil Brewer
          Nude on Thin Ice
          
1960

Monday, August 5, 2013

Pulp Poem of the Week



Always living in the garbage cans
of somebody else’s life.
I scavenge old souls.

     Steve Fisher
     I Wake Up Screaming
     1941   

Sunday, August 4, 2013