AMR Podcast #32 – The Rule Against Quoting Joan Didion
In This Podcast: Twitter poetry read aloud; Paul Simon on the record player; a mysticotelegraphic fistbump panegyric to the American open road odyssey; staged epiphanies; facebook novels; asphalt french kisses; western music meets Waikiki; the end of Williamsburg; the fictitiousness of lived experience and the need for agency; the rule against quoting Joan Didion; reading [...]
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Equinox III
Equinox III by Rachel Rabbit There are 10 empty treadmills at lunchtime. Faux punk dude picks the one next to me, Runs hard while I walk. He’s there the next day, the next. I had to quit. The money I save can now go to the orphans, the rainforest. More likely, TJ Maxx.
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Equinox I and II
Equinox I by Rachel Rabbit $150/month – I’ll guilt my body into obedience. Shower’s nicer than my apartment. Equinox II Tell your nipples to stop staring at my eyeballs, I’m trying to get this damn sports bra on. You look really toned, I’m happy for you – How much does it cost to look like [...]
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Manicure II
Manicure II by Rachel Rabbit Color Selection: Overwhelming Square or Oval: Who am I? Cuticles: Cut or Pushed Back? Hot Towel: Pleasure Sigh or Play It Cool? Quick Dry Layer: That’ll Be an Extra Dollar Later: gorgeous shiny buttons against my computer keyboard, I ignore my work
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Manicure I
Manicure I by Rachel Rabbit I’m not one of those women, you know, perfect blowout, iPhone, Paper Jeans – I’m only doing this as a treat, a preemptive strike against anxious gnawing. I don’t even have an iPhone. We’re holding hands across a table, Like lovers – Did I talk too much? Not enough? I [...]
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Worst Weekend Ever
Worst Weekend Ever by Rachel Rabbit Yeah, I drank too much at the Ergs show. I called you the prime minister, Punched a guy on Bedford, he laughed – Chalk it up to PMS
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Therapy
Therapy by Rachel Rabbit They say that depression is anger turned inward. Well my soul’s got a mirror now, Bouncing that shit out to the world.
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: That Movie II
That Movie II by Rachel Rabbit Slaves of New York Hits a little too close to home!
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: When We Were Young(er)
When We Were Young(er) by Rachel Rabbit Remember that loft with the trapeze? Those boozy nights at Supper. (How did we afford that?) You threw your shoes in the street when you were tired of walking We had a PoMo TV stand and a wall of records from the trash Brunch at 7A, waiting for [...]
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Dude from WilliamsBoard
Dude from WilliamsBoard by Rachel Rabbit I’ll meet you at Savalas Complement your work Get you alone Stick a thumbtack in your balls
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: EcoWarrior
EcoWarrior by Rachel Rabbit If you think you’ll save the earth By not using shampoo Then perhaps you should Stop using my $17 styling product
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Doppelganger
Doppelganger by Rachel Rabbit I’m trying so hard to be Parker Posey You say I’m Mariah Carey
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Tom Gabel
Tom Gabel by Rachel Rabbit If we had ever met In Gainesville Before Fat Wreck You’d laugh at me Buying showtunes at the record store
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: That Movie I
That Movie I by Rachel Rabbit The Village scared the shit out of me for years Even with that ending The rapist in Twin Peaks—I think about him when I am home alone Don’t even get me started on I Am Legend Because then I will start thinking about the dog and cry my fucking [...]
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: The Fart Party
The Fart Party By Rachel Rabbit Her comics are not really about fart parties God you are so uninformed
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