Readings by Author

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A

"Richard Corey Rap" by Evan Aaronson was performed by Evan

"I Don't Want to Know" by Spencer Aaronson was performed by Spencer

"The Whore of Mensa" by Woody Allen

"Origin of the phrase "OK"" by anonymous

"Snappy Comeback School/Clown Joke" by anonymous

"On Owen Moore" by Anonymous from The Book of Epitaphs by W. H. Howe

"From New Jersey" by Anonymous from The Book of Epitaphs by W. H. Howe

"Anonymous" by Anonymous from The Book of Epitaphs by W. H. Howe

"Origin of the term "Dead Ringer"" by anonymous

"The Riddle" by Anonymous

"Penguin Joke" by anonymous

"57 Clowns Joke" by anonymous

"Joke: I think I'm a Moth" by anonymous

"Story of Kettle Chips" by Anonymous from Quest of the Epicurean(From the Label)

"My Love in Her Attire" by Anonymous from Immortal Poems of the English Language by Oscar Williams

"Ten Little Injuns" by Anonymous from A Book of Nonsense: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Others

"Not a Good Cat Day" by Carol Armstrong

"How Do You Know It's a Poem" by Carol Armstrong

"Originals and Covers" by Various Artists was performed by Andy, Max, and Joe

excerpts from Events Schedule by Assorted from Burning Man 2005: Psyche

excerpts from The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

"Home-bound" by Josspeh Auslander

"The Rec Room" by Jeff Ayers

"Divorce Poem" by Jeff Aymar

B

"How Do They Stay so Thin with that French Fried Attitude" by Dave Barry

"Everybody tryin to meet my baby" by Beatles was performed by Spencer

"A Few Words about Balls" by John Berendt

"Chaos" by Hakim Bey from T.A.Z The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism

"Slogans & Mottos for Subway Graffiti & Other Purposes" by Hakim Bey from T.A.Z The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism

"Some Poetic-Terrorist Ideas Still Sadly Languishing in the Realm of "Conceptual Art"" by Hakim Bey from T.A.Z The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism

"The Arrest" by Ambrose Bierce from The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce by Ernest J. Hopkins

"2002 Winner, Adventure Category" by Geoff Blackwell from Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

"Little Vagabond" by William Blake

"Wish You Were Here" by Pat Boone was performed by assorted singers

excerpts from Ascent of Rum Doodle by W. E. Bowman

"Make your Bed the River" by Nico Case & Her Boyfriends was performed by Christine & Joseph

"The Red Ranger of Mars" by Berkeley Breathed

excerpts from Heart of the Comet by David Brin

excerpts from In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

excerpts from In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

excerpts from Introduction by Bill Bryson from A Short History of Nearly Everything

"The Wolf's Head" by Renwick Oden & John Buchaca

"Swinging on a Star" by Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen was performed by Matt and Kathy

"Green Grow the Rashes" by Robert Burns

C

"Satan is my Motor" by Cake was performed by assorted singers

"Conscience" by Italo Calveno from Numbers in the Dark

"The Man Who Shouted Teresa" by Italo Calveno from Numbers in the Dark

"The Art of Stillness" by Edward Carey from Observatory Mansions

"The Work" by Edward Carey from Observatory Mansions

excerpts from The True Story of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

excerpts from Bliss by Peter Carey

excerpts from God's Gotta Go by George Carlin from Napalm and Silly Putty by George Carlin

"The Ocean Below" by Jim Carroll from Void of Course

"Speak Roughly to your Little Boy" by Lewis Carroll from A Book of Nonsense: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Others

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat" by Lewis Carroll from A Book of Nonsense: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Others

"You are Old, Father William" by Lewis Carroll from A Book of Nonsense: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Others

"Glory Goes and Gets Some" by Emily Carter from The Best American Short Stories of 1998

"2002 Winner, Detective Category" by Matthew Chambers from Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

excerpts from The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

excerpts from The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

"True or False" by John Ciardi

"why some people be mad at me sometimes" by Lucille Clifton from Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep by Michael Harper & Anthony Walton

"Such Sweet Sorrow" by Ethan Cohen from The Drunken Driver has the Right of Way

"The Drunken Driver has the Right of Way" by Ethan Cohen from The Drunken Driver has the Right of Way

"Agent Elegy" by Ethan Cohen from The Drunken Driver has the Right of Way

"For What It's Worth" by Ethan Cohen from The Drunken Driver has the Right of Way

"Sea (Del Mar)" by Ani Cole

"Blissed Out Peeing in the Wilderness" by Ani Cole

"Impenetrable and Blunt" by Ani Cole

"Another Saturday Night Without my Baby" by Ani Cole

"It's Been Thirteen Days Since" by Ani Cole

"Mind Numbing News" by Ani Cole

"Child Development" by Billy Collins

"Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House" by Billy Collins

"Flames" by Billy Collins

"The First Dream" by Billy Collins

"Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins

"Female Worker found Flash-Frozen" by Gail Collins

"She Being Brand" by e e cummings

D

excerpts from My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl

"Don't Get Eaten: The Dangers of Animals That Charge or Attack" by Dave Smith was performed by yes

"Untitled" by A. Powell Davies

"Are you Lost Angeles?" by Francis Della Vecchia was performed by Francis Della Vecchia

"Diving to keep a City's Sewage on the Move" by Marla Dickerson from Los Angeles Times 17 April 2003

excerpts from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

"Annie Laurie" by William Douglas from Immortal Poems of the English Language by Oscar Williams

excerpts from Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

E

"McCavity The Mystery Cat" by T. S. Eliot from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

"Journey of the Magi" by T.S. Eliot

excerpts from her journals by Elizabeth

"The Killing of Crazy Horse" by Black Elk from Black Elk Speaks by told to John Neihardt

"Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis was performed by Spencer

"Hound Dog" by Elvis was performed by Spencer

excerpts from Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

excerpts from Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

F

"Old Men Playing Basketball" by B. H. Fairchild from The Art of the Lathe

excerpts from Surrender the Pink by Carrie Fisher

excerpts from By The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman

"Astronomy" by Wayne Ford

G

"Guaranteed Effective, All Occasion, Non-slanderous Political Smear Speech" by Bill Garvin from Mad Magazine, December 1970

"Start from Scratch" by Peter Geiger from Farmer's Almanac 2004

"Bury Towns" by Peter Geiger from Farmer's Almanac 2004

"Is There Really Such a Thing as Wild Oats?" by Peter Geiger from Farmer's Almanac 2004

"Spittin' Image" by Peter Geiger from Farmer's Almanac 2004

excerpts from Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelderode

"On Love" by Kahlil Gibran

"A Wandering, Unfocused History of the Meander" by Samuel Goldstein

"The Gashlycrumb Tinies" by Edward Gorey

"Call" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Win Your Duels" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Avoid People who are Commitment Phobic" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Ambience Can Make it Special" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Presentation is Important" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Watch out for Transvestites" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Think Ahead for Easy Cleanup" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"It's OK to be Small and Fat" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Dare to Be Acrobatic" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Don't Judge by Appearances" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Don't Lose Yourself in Your Mate" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Careful What You Flaunt" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Don't Fake it" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Do It a Lot" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Explore Free Love" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Get Into the Spirit" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Get an Early Start" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Dedicate Your Life to Sex" by Katherine Gould from A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop

"Flying with the Other Important Members of your Family" by Peter Greenberg from The Travelk Detective

excerpts from Viva la Repartee by Mardy Grothe

H

"Giving Thanks for Love" by Jocyln Hale from the internet

"The Last of the Malibu Hillbillies: Millie Decker and the the Ring of Fire" by Jake Halpern from LA Weekly July 11-17, 2003

"The Thin Man" by W.S. Van Dyke / Dashiell Hammett

"Precepts 1-14" by Thich Nhat Hanh from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

"Interview with Keanu Reeves" by Chris Heate from Rolling Stone

excerpts from Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein from Notebooks of Lazarus Long

"Upon Julia's Clothes" by Robert Herrick from Immortal Poems of the English Language by Oscar Williams

"2002 Dishonorable Mention, Vile Pun Category" by Mr. Harry W. Hickey from Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

"The Storm" by Julia Butterfly Hill from The Legacy of Luna

"Reasons to Survive November" by Tony Hoagland from What Narcissism Means to Me

excerpts from Poppycock by Jim Hogshire from You Are Being Lied To by Russ Kirk

"Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House

"XXXV" by A. E. Housman from A Shropshire Lad

"a selection" by Pam Houston from Wild Places, 20 Journeys into the North American Outdoors by McHugh

excerpts from The Time of Your Life by Kenneth Hughes

excerpts from Bad Dog and Superhero by Kenneth Hughes

excerpts from Drive Angry by Kenneth Hughes

excerpts from The Career of Jonathan Wild by Robert Hughes from The Fatal Shore : The Epic of Australia's Founding

excerpts from Ride a Horse Foaled by an Acorn by Robert Hughes from The Fatal Shore : The Epic of Australia's Founding

"Jenny Kiss'd Me" by Leigh Hunt from Immortal Poems of the English Language by Oscar Williams

J

"Burning Man Stories" by Jeff

"Warning: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" by Jenny Joseph

excerpts from Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creatures by Olivia Judson

K

"One Piece at a Time" by W. Kemp

excerpts from Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam from a collection by Edward Fitzgerald, Translator

excerpts from The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

"If" by Rudyard Kipling

excerpts from Paul Klee by Paul Klee

excerpts from From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Koenigsberg

excerpts from The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg

L

excerpts from Interpreter of Maladies: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri

excerpts from Tentacles of Rage, the Republican Propaganda Machine, a Short History by Lewis Lapham from Harper's Magazine

"Fidelity" by D. H. Lawrence from Pansies

"Piano" by D. H. Lawrence

"Tourists" by D. H. Lawrence from More Pansies

"So Long, Mom, I'm Off to Drop the Bomb" by Tom Lehrer was performed by assorted singers

"My Life" by John Lennon was performed by Spencer

"Summer Camp" by David Levine

excerpts from Therapy by David Lodge

"How to Talk Dirty" by Sandra Tsing Loh from Depth Takes a Holiday

excerpts from Toad-Licking Blues by Thomas Lyttle from You Are Being Lied To by Russ Kirk

M

"About the Winter Solstice" by Lucia Maram

"Answers to Questions Nobody Asked" by Judith Martin from Miss Manners

excerpts from All the Pretty Horses by Cormack McCarthy

"A Tale of Leslie Baker & The Friendly Ozzies" by Kathy McHugh

"Call Me" by Kathy McHugh

"Mystery Category Entry" by Kathy McHugh from Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

"How's Your Coverage" by Kathy McHugh

"Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees" by The Monkees was performed by a whole Group Sing-along

excerpts from Anagrams by Lorrie Moore

excerpts from The Making of the Life of Brian by David Morgan from Monty Python Speaks!

excerpts from Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

"The Second Bakery Attack" by Haruki Murakami from The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

N

"Portrait of the Artist as a Prematurely Old Man" by Ogden Nash from Immortal Poems of the English Language by Oscar Williams

"I Didn't Go To Church Today" by Ogden Nash

"Always Marry an April Girl" by Ogden Nash

"The Lama" by Ogden Nash

"Old Men" by Ogden Nash

excerpts from A Brief History of the Apocalypse by Chris Nelson from http://www.chrisnelson.net/

"'Eval' being Zapped by Yahoo!" by News-Item

"Here, Where?" by Ani Nicole

"Dry Winter" by Ani Nicole

"The Cat Incident" by Ani Nicole

"Rest Easy, Easy Going Chess" by Ani Nicole

"I Need a Lover who won't Drive Me Crazy" by Ani Nicole

"dedicated to River Phoenix" by Ani Nicole

"To Kill for Whom" by Ani Nicole

"Plenty of Thyme" by Ani Nicole

excerpts from For Whom the Bell Tolls by Frank Muir and Dennis Norden from You Have My Word

"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes

O

"Jet Age" by Dennis O'Driscol from Weather Permitting

"To a Love Poet" by Dennis O'Driscol from Weather Permitting

"Solsticia!" by Elizabeth Oakes was performed by Sock du Soleil

P

"Review of Tiger! Tiger!" by Dorothy Parker

"Missing Violins Case: the Finder Fiddles While the Losers Sue" by Daniel Pearl from Wall Street Journal

"Going to the Top Won't get You to the Bottom of Bureaucracy" by Daniel Pearl

"Ten Deadliest Animals" by Producers of Animal Planet

"A Dream within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe

excerpts from My American Journey by Colin Powell

excerpts from How to Jump from a moving Car by Joshua Priven from The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

R

excerpts from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand( a soliloquey on Money)

excerpts from All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

"Tiempo Perdido" by Andy Reyes was performed by Andy Reyes

"Dark Night of our Soul" by Rainer Maria Rilke

excerpts from Souled Out Department by Roy Rivenburg from Off Kilter by Los Angeles Times

"Insignificance" by Nicolas Roeg(a retelling of scenes)

"2002 Winner, Children's Literature Category" by Matthew Roscoe from Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

"2002 Dishonorable Mention, Misc Category" by Debra Rosenfeld from Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

excerpts from The Vanishing Glass by J. K. Rowling from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

S

excerpts from Perfume by Patrick Süskind

excerpts from Holes by Louis Sachar

excerpts from Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

"The Google Psychology Project" by Samuel

excerpts from Living Juicy by Sark

excerpts from Acquainted With the Night by Lynn Saville

excerpts from Angel's Crest by Leslie Schwartz

excerpts from The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by John Scieszka

"Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Jon Scieszka from Squids Will Be Squids

"Termite, Ant, and Echidna" by Jon Scieszka from Squids Will Be Squids

"Toast & Fruit Loops" by Jon Scieszka from Squids Will Be Squids

"Deer, Mouse, Rabbit, Squid" by Jon Scieszka from Squids Will Be Squids

excerpts from I like Guys by David Sedaris from Naked

"Twenty One Down" by David Sedaris from Me Talk Pretty One Day

"Go Carolina" by David Sedaris from Me Talk Pretty One Day

"Abiyoyo" by Pete Seeger

"Abiyoyo" by Pete Seeger from Pete Seeger's Story Telling Book by Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs

"Yop" by Pete Seeger from Pete Seeger's Story Telling Book by Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs

excerpts from All's Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare

"Sonnet 93" by William Shakespeare

excerpts from Joy in the morning by Betty Smith

"Foreign objects removed from people's bodies" by A Reliable Source

"An Eating Contest Begun in the Summer of 1996 and Continuing to this Day" by Levi T. Stahl from McSweeneys.net

"Toast to the Anniversary of the Meander Haiku" by Andy Steinberg

"Observations about the Millennium & Internet" by Andy Steinberg

"Moonless Meander" by Rusty Steinberg

excerpts from Sophie's Choice by William Styron

"The Lorax" by Dr. Suess

"Loneliness to Be" by Max Swanton was performed by Max Swanton

T

"The Brook" by Alfred Lord Tennyson

"The Cat" by Murray Thomas

"Many Moons" by James Thurber

"Origin of Strawberries" by traditional from Cherokee Legend

"Lindisfarne" by Herbert Trench

"A Fable" by Mark Twain from The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

"Comment on the Philippines" by Mark Twain

U

excerpts from How To Field a Difficult Question by unknown from a Diamond Brochure

"Dr. Seuss Computer Manual" by unknown from the internet

"Romance Pasta Guarantee" by unknown from Romance Pasta Package

excerpts from What a Man shoudl know about Childbirth by unknown from a Diamond Brochure

"A Dog Joke" by unknown from a collection by internet

V

"Political Food Quotations" by Various from Schott's Food Miscellany by Ben Schott

"Graces" by Various from Schott's Food Miscellany by Ben Schott

"Soul Window" by Francis Della Vecchia

excerpts from Eating to Win by James L. Vertni from L.A. CityBeat 21 August 2003

excerpts from Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

excerpts from Slaughterhouse Five (or, the Children's Crusade) by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

W

"Martha Stewart Nation" by David Warfield

"Chinese Medicine" by David Warfield

"Terms of Service" by David Warfield

excerpts from The Loved Ones by Evelyn Waugh

"On Growing Old" by Robert Terry Westin from Life Prayers by Elizabeth Robert

"I saw in Louisiana a Live Oak Growing" by Walt Whitman

"Animals" by Walt Whitman

"The Grass" by Walt Whitman

"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams

"This is just to say" by William Carlos Williams

Y

"What Happened on September 16th in History" by Yarranet.com

excerpts from The Drawbridge by Sam Yasenda from A Collection of Happy Stories

"Wrecking Ball" by Neil Young was performed by Christine & Joseph