March 13th, 2010
first thing
i stabbed
my ex-wife
in her gut
& ripped
the blade
upwards
spilling
her intestines
on her shoes
like spaghetti
noodles then
i slashed
her face the
tip of her nose
went flying
into the tall
grass the fifty
bucks i spent
on the bayonet
was a real bargain
Moore said
as the electric
door on our
steel cell slammed
shut on our
dreams
March 13th, 2010
John Macker and Todd Moore | Mountainair, New Mexico, Summer 2006
…Todd and I met for our last lunch together a couple of months ago in Albuquerque. He brought with him a few books he’d been reading. One was a thick book on the mythology of the contemporary frontier, another a slim volume on Mayakovsky. Another book I don’t remember, but his excitement for them, for literature in general, was sincere and infectious. Absorbing Todd’s love of books was like loving writing itself. He had a schoolboy’s crush on outlaw literature…John Macker
Please read the complete writing on John Macker’s web page by clicking here…
March 13th, 2010
You’ve been in my thoughts and heart all day long my friend. We’ve just lost one of the great ones. I’ve been dealing with it all day long, had to leave the house, be with people. This is a tough one.
I think you might already have seen this. A pic and tribute I did for Todd a few years ago, posing with one of his favorite Bowie knives.
yrs,
s.a.
March 12th, 2010
Todd Moore
14 November 1937 – 12 March 2010
Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.
Jean Paul Richter
March 9th, 2010
Epic Rites Press proudly announces the release of DOING CARTWHEELS ON DOOMSDAY AFTERNOON by John Yamrus, DEAD RECKONING by Todd Moore, LAUGHING AT FUNERALS by David McLean, and CRUDELY MISTAKEN FOR LIFE by Wolfgang Carstens.
All four books are available now through Small Press Distribution. They can be found by clicking here… Each book is $15.50 plus $4.50 shipping and handling. All four books are also available through the Epic Rites bookstore by clicking here… Each book is available on its own or through an Epic Rites subscription. There are presently two subscriptions: The Lucky Bastards Club (LBC) and The Greedy Bastards Club (GBC). The Lucky Bastards Club subscription is $50 and you get three Epic Rites Press publications of your choice. The Greedy Bastards Club subscription is $75 and you get five Epic Rites Press publications of your choice. Both subscriptions presently include the chapbooks FROSTBITTEN by Mark Walton and HELLBOUND by David McLean (while quantities last). These are hardcore subscription deals available exclusively through the Epic Rites website.
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