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

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Book #17 of 2015: Stiff

 6 Word Reaction: The Many Uses of Dead Bodies

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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

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Book #16 of 2015: Old School

 6 Word Reaction: Fictional Interactions with Frost, Rand, Hemingway

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The Poky Little Puppy is awful.

   Just aweful.

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Book #15 of 2015: Me & Earl & the Dying Girl

 6 Word Reaction: Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl

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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

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Book #14 of 2015: The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon

 6 Word Reaction: Tom taught Palahniuk how to write.

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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

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Book #13 of 2015: Running the Books

 6 Word Reaction: Prison libraries are the primary entertainment.

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