Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 25, 2013
February 21, 2013
February 28, 2013
Transcript:
neighborhood of mystery a bare tree filled with plastic bags from stores that never were. a streetlight that goes dark when approached by the living. a house that weekly disgorges a pile of trash out of all pro-portion to its size. water sewer doorway to hell street markings that hint at some-thing more dire than utility work.
Ida No over 11 years ago
Where is this place, and are they hiring utility workers!?
el8 over 11 years ago
Strangest damn thing, but that streetlight bogey has been happening to me for years!
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Oh, wow! it’s like an Edward Gorey story. Or The Twilight Zone. It’s great and scary, Richard!
magicwalnut over 11 years ago
Oooh!! I know! The third panel is Dill’s house!
Bob. over 11 years ago
Looks like the houses in my childhood neighborhood.
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
let in just one spawn of hell and there goes the entire neighborhoodl
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
used to happen to my wazoo in north hollywood. no bs. saw her pick up perfectly healthy birds. butterflies would land on her. stuff out there we don’t fathom.
Ida No over 11 years ago
Or maybe she just smelled like a park statue.
Ida No over 11 years ago
Also, speaking of Edward Gorey, google had a nice little logo tribute to Gorey’s birthday a few days ago.