Author Archives: German Jones

I just noticed Tony opening a bottle of prescription medicine, which is nothing new. And yet, I curiously asked him about it. “It’s Lexapro,” he admitted. “I didn’t realize you were still taking anxiety medication.” “Yep,” he replied. “It’s easier … Continue reading →

Tony is a bit morose, but he disguises it well. He’s been searching for simple pleasures all evening in the hopes of drowning a piece of his despair. A few drinks and three new digital albums later he’s still camped … Continue reading →

Tony (in name only) is an old, retired librarian. He lives alone, in a smallish (250 sq ft) room. On the stereo he plays either Mahler or Tupac while he knits his hats to sell at the market. Tony is … Continue reading →

In these deep solitudes and awful cells, Where heav’nly-pensive contemplation dwells, And ever-musing melancholy reigns: Is it better to have a mind or a muscular middle? Is he worth more if he shines in a picture or in a poem? … Continue reading →

Dante Terrell Smith has been reborn. Or so he appeared on stage last night. He performed in front of a large screen-display of the Milky Way, with snippets of old soul music blasting and one of two t-shirts hanging from … Continue reading →

“See me, want me, give me, trust me Feed me, fuck me, love me, touch me This whole world is cold and ugly…” Tomorrow I am going to a concert. I will dance and drink whilst Mos Def and Talib … Continue reading →

A year ago I began this flood of revelations packaged as Tony. In fact, Tony was the excuse, the scapegoat, the muse. But Tony has been letting me down as of late, or shall I say that he is having … Continue reading →

A (wo)man of genius makes no mistakes; (her)his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

Last month I wrote a post about how our desire for sex and sexuality is often given to us through pseudo-academic and artful means. I brought up all the hubbub surrounding the movie version of Brokeback Mountain, how people pretend … Continue reading →

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.