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Is this a joke?
2006-05-25 6:01 pm

During my break at work today I sat down to read an issue of Boulevard, a literary magazine I've been curious about for quite some time. I remember entering their short story contest a couple of years ago. The cover was cool, so I had high expectations.

Jesus H Christ, it was dull. I couldn't bring myself to read any more after the second 'epiphany while leaning against a tree' poem. It's chock full of the crap that I'm always galumphing about being overdone and trite - angry Jewish fathers, disillusioned middle aged women, dysfunctional married couples... it honestly felt like the editor had purposefully compiled a collection of stories I would despise. All I can say is that although I may have been devastated at the time, I'm damn glad I didn't win that fucking contest.

.backwards.forwards.