Came home last
night so damned tired. Lo and behold there`s a parcel from good ole Mark
Ritchie in me mailbox. Well go ahead make my day (copyright Dirty Harry,
baby). HY! is a 8.5 by 11 inches cut and paste, black and white, monthly
six pager zine. The cover star of this issue is Jenny Lewis (Rilo
Kiley, The Postal Service, The Watson Twins, Jenny and
Johnny). We begin with poems from `the metropolis of
discontent`. My favorite poems this time around are:
Rarely
Happy
I am rarely
happy,
But your
presence
Fills me with
light,
Always.
And
Fake caveman
chant
Make day go
fast,
Night go
slow.
I can relate to
those two shorties for sure. There`s also a couple of poems from the likes of
Mitch Hell and Colin Scholl. We have some music, concerts (Sun Kil
Moon & Disdain For The Ordinary) and book reviews. There`s our
usual monthly episodes of `1.5 years on probation,` (Gary Simmons
talks about life on the inside), `the birthday cards are mixed with
condolence cards and the milk was delivered in black bottles`(weird
texting from Gary Simmons), and `Doctor Thornaby chapter
6`(A Willshaw). Simon Morris writes `My guide to love, sex and
relationships`, in four
points: crushes (been
there done that), lust
(still there), thwarted desire (perhaps), love (she broke my heart some time ago there`s a black hole in my soul
which serves as a reminder). Last but not least there`s `Kate`, written by Hirohima Yeah!`s head honcho Mark Rithchie. A
strange short story about routine, alienation (in a relationship), murder /
suicide, with possible ties with paranoid schizophrenia. Hey, you have to read
this to believe it. Contact:
Mark Ritchie
94 Main
Street
Forth, Lanark
ML11 8AB
UK
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