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Francis Erich McElroy

Published posts, philosophical humor, deep thoughts.

  • Vanishing After the Performance of a Lifetime

    Why am I mourning myself when I have not vanished from my duties? Is it because I was never there in the first place to vanish? If I was never there to perform but most definitely was there in form I must have already begun to live right, to appear. There is no reason to…

  • Turn to Stone

    Look at me as I slither. Slither down the aisle of the chamber. The chamber is aligned with soldiers. Soldiers, look at my face. My face does not move like my tail. My tail is all they can see. They see me in their dreams. A dream is not what I am. I am the…

  • Make Scrolling History Mandatory

    If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? If I could meet people throughout history I would like to meet the first President of the United States over the 13 colonies, John Hanson. I would fill him in on the fact that in the future of this great nation he…

  • Framing Yourself

    I will not read this out loud. It is not spoken-word. Instead, it will rest inside the reader’s head until they wake up one day and a reminder goes off that they have seen this same moment before in writing. Literature, poetry, philosophy, or just plain memory thrown at a wall to stick around our…

  • Tapping At Your Window

    Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car). It is this. Tapping at a window. Looking into the living room of any household. There is perfectly maligned furniture to perfect angles of confining space. The confining space can be as large as you want to make it or as…