Archive for the 'Make Believe' Category

What girls say to each other about me when I eat alone in the cafeteria of my university

17 Sep 2009

This one is just what the title says. Actual transcript, edited for length and clarity by Hornblower.
Girl 1: Who is that guy over their eating by himself? Look at him brood. He’s probably really intellectual.
Girl 2: I don’t know who he is, but I think I want to sleep with him.
Girl 1: Is he doing [...]

Another Dialogue

22 Jun 2009

Reader 2: I’ve grown weary of waiting. My anger rises within me. Anger at Hornblower, and at the world.
Reader 1: He used to be so reliable. So trustworthy. I fear that fame has turned him all topsy-turvy.
Reader 2: I heard he sits all day in the cantina, drinking Land Shark beer.
Reader 1: The Jimmy Buffett [...]

Here’s a dialogue

02 Jun 2009

Reader 1: Hey, Hornblower has been really lazy, lately. Does he just not go to shows any more, or what? Is something wrong with his computer, or his typing hand? Why does he only use one hand to type, anyway? That’s an awful way to do things.
Reader 2: Wow, I don’t know the answers to [...]

If Cormac McCarthy wrote for Sports Illustrated

28 Mar 2009

March came sputtering with requisite Madness and brackets and young men worshipped by their peers and fathers. Harsh dusty winds unnoticed outside stadium gates, the multitudes locked inside. Penned in. By their projections and regrets and sadness.
Devendorf rode into Memphis alone. Griffin was already there. Devendorf spoke first, as always.