For my own reference: The first rule of Write Club is: never, ever use names. The second rule of Write Club is: never, ever use names! The third rule of Write Club is: if you’re going to write about someone you know, make sure it’s something they wouldn’t mind other people reading. The obvious reason …
Author Archives: Nick Vincent
Speak truth, follow through
I like to think I am a person who speaks his mind and keeps his word. You’d like to think that this would be a positive character trait. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. Because in the world of social poker faces, nobody really wants to see your hand, so you had better be damn good at …
The closest we’ll ever get
Tonight, as I drive past flocks of sky-gazing spectators, it strikes me: this is the closest most of us ever get to war, this choreographed sequence of colorful chemical combustion. Meanwhile, North Korea launches its seventh ballistic missile of the day into the Sea of Japan, and NORAD security alert climbs to “Bravo-Plus” status. One …
Of Analog
We kings of analog,Humanity our fatal flaw,Keep on climbing up the walls,Only to fall before long.But after all… All we know…All we know is we don’t know.For all we know…All we know is we don’t know.It’s all we know. We kings of analog,Finding meaningReading betweenThe lines we draw,Keep on climbing after every fall…
Pandora’s box
While browsing through one of those weekly alternative rags, I happened to see an ad for a particularly gruesome looking stripper/escort named Pandora, and suddenly, if only for one fleeting moment, the world made perfect sense…
Let it Snow
After all is said and done,It’s all we have to show. After all our wars are won,There’s nowhere left to go. After we bow to the gun,There’s nothing left to know. After we blot out the sunWith mushroom cloudsAnd winter is forevermore,Let it snow.
The Pessimist
Fate may beComforting to believeWhen searching for the meaning.But if everythingHas been foreseen by destiny,Then it means nothing to me. If all is for the best,And the hand of providenceAllows no coincidence unplanned,Tell me where you standIn this deterministic planTo make any difference at all? Let’s just say,For the argument’s sake,There are no choices to …
All Right
The serum slowly seeps through bloodstream,Snaking its way to my brain stem.Screaming neurons soon cease fire,My mind finally at ease. And I say… it’s okay, it’s all right. This peace of mind is ever fleeting.I’m always two steps out of touch.When all the knives come out to greet me,I know it wasn’t quite enough. But …
Epiphany
All these thingsCatapulting through my brain…I search in vain,Only knowing you by name.O, Epiphany, why do you run from me?O, Epiphany! You’re something…I can’t quite put my finger on.You’re something…I can’t quite wrap my head around. All these thingsRicochet around my head…I do my best,But you always stay a step ahead.O, Epiphany, I lie in …
Billy Dee Williams
Last night I stumbled across a shocking revelation that blew my fucking mind. It was an ordinary evening, just like any other, and once again I found myself wondering, as I do from time to time, about a certain special someone. Yes, I must confess… I was reflecting upon the life and times of Billy …