from “The Gilded Age of Kickstarters”
Eileen R. Tabios
There Were An Alligator and A Duck
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At the Colossal Duck Factory brand new ducks roll off
a giant assembly line operated by alligators
They are loaded into trucks and taken to Ducktown
where they are fattened up for their final destination:
alligator stomachs
One alligator decides to take a duck home
and fatten it up for a yummy meal.
But the alligator grows fond of his future dinner. Still,
can a duck and an alligator really be friends
in an alligator-eat-duck world?
Find out if funds are raised to republish the award-winning
SITTING DUCKS by Michael Bedard
who says he chose ducks because they represent
the realities of existence—we’re all sitting ducks!
An Author’s Side Note:
“Ducks are the only birds with a penis.”
There Were Peace-Loving Zombies
42 backers
$940
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haven’t been undead for long
still getting used to it
so please forgive my clumsy typing
let me introduce myself:
an “office zombie” rather than
the marauding variety
member of the Zombie-Living Alliance (ZLA)
the peaceful arm of the undead rights movement
which compiled this book of the best
stories on attitudes towards zombies—
a means for the world, living and undead,
covering all gender identities, racial and class backgrounds
to discuss relations and hopefully bring
a peaceful end to the present conflict
together we can produce a better world
than the living alone are able to muster
each of the 13 short pieces illuminates
a different aspect of The Situation
the Undead Liberation Front is growing stronger
as more and more are bitten
while the living become increasingly militant
please support this project to raise funds
and goodwill for continuing efforts towards
restorative justice and peace in our time
Eileen R. Tabios loves books and has released about 30 collections of poetry, fiction, essays, and experimental biographies from publishers in nine countries and cyberspace. Her most recent is INVENT(ST)ORY: Selected Catalog Poems and New (1996-2015). With poems translated into seven languages, she also has edited, co-edited or conceptualized ten anthologies of poetry, fiction and essays in addition to serving as editor or guest editor for various literary journals. More information is available at eileenrtabios.com.
