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Everything you wanted
to learn at university
but didn't.
The Janitor Journals


Pointillism
You can’t be what you were, so you better start being just what you are. - Ian MacKaye, Fugazi 1. “Wow! This is some really nice work!” My response was pre-reflexive, visceral, as automatic as it was heartfelt. Upon opening the door to the bathroom at the library, I just blurted out the words, sent them out into the world, to do as they may, without giving it a thought. 2. At what point do you stop being what you were, at some time in the past, near at hand or disap
1 minute ago


Loose Lips and Sunken Ships
The Big Boss wanted me for a special mission. Top secret. Real hush-hush. It involved falsified documents. “Close the door behind you,”...
6 days ago


Pep Talk
Lowell hit all the notes. This doesn’t mean that he knew all the words. He usually didn’t. A few la-la-las and na-na-nas were enough,...
Sep 30


The Scatologist
Why don’t you go see a show? Pretend the drumbeat is your heart. -Simon Joyner 1. There is a sound. There at the bottom. Beneath...
Sep 24
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