EIGHT

From the Journals of Sheriff Friendly

[Early Winter, 2005]

THE EXPANDING HEAD. IN WHICH THE EXPANDING HEAD. EXPANDS TO POINT OF EXPLODI BURSTI – oh, i.e., that is, I mean – BURSTING (pop!) BURSTO (pop!pop!) BURSTOPEN (ouchmyhead and ohthathurts) and brainstuff falls, skin, hair, face all falls GOODCHRIST allblown, yes that was my – all of it falls, splat, to the floor.

Ohmydot. Wholehead, comma, dot. Hurts BLOWN dot OPEN dot. Signals from the top, cop, elevation. I’ve stop stepped through. I’m not here, not really real – not without a HEAD – oh, goodsweetchrist and for godsake now BLOWN UP and BROKEOPEN ohthathurts and What Just Happened? HE LIFTS A HAND TO TOUCH HIS FACE AND IT’S NOT THERE SO FINDS NOTHING.

Now What? Just? goodsweet