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“Copulatory Lock”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
Until very recently, we at FLAPPERHOUSE had no idea that the mating practices of hyenas were so subversive and transcendent. If you’d like to learn more, allow j/j hastain to explain it all to you in...
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“Amiss and Amok”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
The Venus of Willendorf’s body is not something to be used to make a point in “Amiss and Amok,” one of four lyric essays by j/j hastain in our Winter 2015 issue. { X } THE VENUS OF WILLENDORF IS...
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“Horns”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
“Horns” is just one of four short yet provocative lyric essays by j/j hastain included in our Winter 2015 issue. { X } For Samuel Ace TURNING THE AWARENESS OF ANOMALIES into a community of anomalies...
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“Memoir Recalls”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
An author’s memoir grows like plant life in “Memoir Recalls,” one of four short lyric essays by j/j hastain in our Winter 2015 issue. { X } WANTING HER LIFE TO COME OFF AS HAVING SOMEHOW CURVED ITSELF,...
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“1930’s Butches Referred to Themselves as Stallions”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
“1930’s Butches Referred to Themselves as Stallions” is one of four mini lyric essays by the inimitable j/j hastain in our Spring 2015 issue. { X } HAVING SPENT QUALITY TIME WITH HER IN MY IMAGINATION...
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“Weight of the World on My Shoulders, or Weight of the World in Her Shudder”–...
Road-killed rabbit meets cassette-tape chewing in “Weight of the World on My Shoulders or Weight of the World in Her Shudder,” one of four mini lyric essays by j/j hastain in our Spring 2015 issue. { X...
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“Saving Earthworms in My Mountain Cave”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
Our Spring 2015 issue features four bite-sized lyric essays from j/j hastain‘s forthcoming memoir, including today’s featured piece, “Saving Earthworms in My Mountain Cave.” { X } EVERY MORNING AFTER...
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“Plight”– Lyric Essay by j/j hastain
Aren’t we all just turtle hatchlings, trying to survive in this brutal and deceptive world long enough to find the place where we belong– just like the ones in “Plight,” one of four mini lyric essays...
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FLAPPERHOUSE Podcast #2 – Reading #6
In case you missed our 6th reading— or if you didn’t miss it but would like to relive the experience in podcast form– you may now stream or download it through the Soundcloud file below!
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excerpts from Priest/ess 4 – lyric essay by j/j hastain
Priest/ess is an ongoing work on gender by j/j hastain, and as usual with j/j’s writing, it’s magical & illuminating & mystifying (in the best possible way). Three excerpts from Priest/ess have...
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