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The Typewriter

I can’t get the image out of my mind:



The walls are covered with

spider-webbed blood stitching.

A light bulb undresses

the room harshly, causing

cascades of light to dance

with the concrete in your hair.


You hold a shattered wine glass

and drink from the sharp edge,

watching me taking myself apart.



First is the skin, I slip it over my

shoulders and it shimmies down

my wrists. I take my spine and

snap it…
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Posted on June 22, 2010 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

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April 24, 2010 (Capstone)

The wait was finally over. You started banging on my door at exactly 3 AM. I know this because I stood across the street, by the railroad tracks. You let yourself in slowly, curling your body around the door like a saxophone player picking their instrument up.I saw glimpses of you wandering around the house. Lights blinked. You opened every window and began throwing my things out. Notebooks, teacups, the small Eiffel tower bust. The sharp edge stuck in the ground like a golf tee. You carried…See More
Jul 12, 2011
Faizah Bhatti commented on Matthew Dryden's blog post The Typewriter
"Very evocative Matthew! I still have interesting visions bouncing through my head."
Jul 8, 2010
Ingrid left a comment for Matthew Dryden
"Very vivid imagery Matthew, good work for sure. Ingrid"
Jun 29, 2010
Edward Dean commented on Matthew Dryden's blog post The Typewriter
"Ditto to Jm's remarks Matthew but the descriptor that jumped out at me was "the light bulb undresses the room harshly." Very talented prose."
Jun 23, 2010

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Favorite Work of Fiction?
Blue Suburbia: Almost a Memoir
Favorite Author?
Nick Hornby
Favorite Quote?
"Telling the truth in order to get honest responses."
About Me
I am a writer and spoken word poet from Guelph, ON.
Website/Blog
http://matthewdryden.ca

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At 7:13pm on June 29, 2010, Ingrid said…
Very vivid imagery Matthew, good work for sure. Ingrid
At 2:19pm on May 4, 2010, JM Prescott said…
Matthew. Oh Matthew. Hello? Are you there?
 
 
 

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