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My name is James J. Jackson and I am a poet and pop culture journalist from Northern California. I’ve written over 600 articles covering politics, art, and pop culture as well as 2 books and hundreds of poems. I started this blog in 2014 under the title Poems and Other Sh*t, which later became The Read.
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ALARM! Shock! Deep groan. Silence. Grunt. Get up. Water. Flame. Whistle. Pour. Crack. Sizzle. Eat. Keys. Purring. Honks. Screech. Yell. Deep breath. Repeat. Park. Clock in. Clock out. Eat. Clock in again. Clock out again. Keys. Purring. Honks. Screech. Yell. Deep breath. Repeat. Park. Slam. Flop. Snore. ALARM… Read.