December 2011
61 posts
Is a Wussy Boy / Is not a Wussy Boy
There seems to be some confusion about the true definition of “Wussy Boy.”
No, a Wussy Boy is not necessarily an effeminate male who sets off gay-dars, although he could be. No, a Wussy Boy is not a weak Chess Clubber with a pocket protector and horn-rimmed glasses, although he could be. No, a Wussy Boy is not a dork or a dweeb or a geek or a neo-maxi zoom dweebie, although, again, he could be...
watching someone on chatroulette watch one of my...
it just is.
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Help BPE pick his next project! →
yo, check out this poll, and let me know what you think i should do next!
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theoptimisticspaz asked: Where will you be stopping on your tour?
write me a postcard!
i am sort of in exile at my parents’ house until my college tour starts, and i think it would be totally cool if you would write me a postcard and send it to me, make it all artsty and poetic and stuff and put it in the mailbox and aim it in my direction.
i will write you back a postcard! i promise!
richard ott p.o. box 9050 wichita, ks 67277
boom!
¡the wussyboy manifesto! translated into spanish.
just got nominated for crew chief for the sxsw...
i’ve been working the sxsw film festival for about seven years now as a theatre manager, and now i’ve been invited to be a crew chief overseeing the 15 or so theatre managers and the 100 or so volunteers working the film premieres and stuff.
wicked!
looks like i’ll be spending some of february and march in austin! woot!
bpe photo from my friend rebecca sikes
napkin doodle superhero
an old illustration i made ages ago
selling books...
sold twenty of the new book so far.
The Tree 13 Massacre!
here is my xmas gift to you...
Watchgoodghostbill:
‘How Is It Dark Outside’, from the new album ‘Hum’ :D
if you disappeared, how long would it take before somebody noticed?
how long would it be before someone came looking?
how long would they look?
“i stopped worrying about monsters under the bed when i looked up one night and...”
BPE chapbooks now available as downloadable... →
i took all my old chapbooks and made them into downloadable e-books! woohoo! and they are only $6.80 a piece! what a bargain!
wiggle vision superhero
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Easy Online Ordering of THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD! →
i’ve set up the online ordering thing, so now it’s super easy to get a brand spanking new copy of my 494-page book, “the whole wide world.” yay!
just click on the title of this post!
wiggle vision superhero
wiggle vision superhero
wow...
i publish my work through a website called lulu.
you see, i design it and upload it, they print it and ship it, and i get a check for my cut every month. it’s easy, and i’ve sold 1,200 books through them since 2007, which ain’t too shabby.
in fact, my “greatest hits” collection is the fourth all-time best selling book of poetry on lulu, which is pretty cool,...
26 new rules for poetry slamming
1] just because you think you should start your poem by singing does not mean you should. (sung)
2] if your intro is longer than your poem, you’re not done yet.
3] growing tomatoes on your porch doesn’t make you a farmer. putting out a grease fire in your kitchen doesn’t make you a firefighter. and filling notebooks full of shitty poetry does not make you a poet.
4] despite what you think, i don’t...
WatchA new mix for you to listen to right here! Just click PLAY!
A new Mixtape for You! TUMBLEWEED!
merry christmas everyone! i have assembled a two-part mixtape that you can download and burn to a CD or transfer as an MP3 to your portable digital media player or smart phone. each is continuously mixed, with one song flowing into the other.
click on the links to begin the download. the links expire after five days, so get it quick!
TUMBLEWEED, Part One
01] I’ll Go and Enlist for a...