Author Archives: Brock Shelley
Tape Deck part 3: High School Heart-Broken
At the end of my 11th grade year, my high school girlfriend broke up with me. She was was one year older, graduated, and wisely dumped me instead of having some long distance relationship while in college. Being an over-dramatic … Continue reading
Book #17 of 2015: Stiff
6 Word Reaction: The Many Uses of Dead Bodies
Cover Songs: The Greatest Cover Song EVER
Rarely does a cover song overshadow the original recording, but the prime example of such an occurrence is Joe Cocker’s cover of The Beatles “With a Little Help From My Friends.” Cocker’s version features some of the top musicians at … Continue reading
Book #16 of 2015: Old School
6 Word Reaction: Fictional Interactions with Frost, Rand, Hemingway
The Poky Little Puppy is awful.
Just aweful.
Book #15 of 2015: Me & Earl & the Dying Girl
6 Word Reaction: Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl
Yearbook Scrawlings – part 1: Pantsing
where I look back at my yearbook inscriptions & give unnecessary backstory & insight “I don’t know what these other freaks are writen (sic) about you because your (sic) nothin and I’m sick of you gettin me DT.” – 9th … Continue reading
Book #14 of 2015: The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon
6 Word Reaction: Tom taught Palahniuk how to write.
Tape Deck part 2: MJ
Bad was the first item, let alone album, I can remember buying with my own Christmas/Birthday obtained money. It was 1988 and I was 8. That very same night my parents bought a video camera, the old 80’s type that … Continue reading
Book #13 of 2015: Running the Books
6 Word Reaction: Prison libraries are the primary entertainment.