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by | Jan 14, 2023

Benjamin Niespodziany is a necessary figure in the Silver Sewer Rat Scene. His recent novella, Junktella, was turned into a swamp. He’ll cough up a loch water pocket watch if you talk too long or not enough. Last month, he submitted a candle to a science journal and a pirate tooth to a cubic museum. While awaiting for both to reply, a skywhale impaled his alms box. A block of letters measured up to a skull. Last we’ve been told, Niespodziany is yawning in an armchair built by God. A nod to his bog dumpster’s injustice. An oven in a tank made of sticks.

[I apologize if it’s in poor taste to submit to a workshop you’re leading, but I wanted to share this one! Written this morning after reading everyone’s pieces.]

4 Comments

  1. Meg Tuite

    Benjamin! Absolutely spectacular! “A block of letters measured up to a skull”
    “Last month, he submitted a candle to a science journal and a pirate tooth to a cubic museum.” ALL OF IT!
    And what a joy this class has been! Thank you so much for your astute comments and your kickass class! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! HUGS!

  2. Koss (No Last Name)

    “While awaiting for both to reply, a skywhale impaled his alms box.” And an oven in a tank full of sticks. Dig this.

    • Robyn Schelenz

      yes, i love this same line so much, and enjoy figuring out how it gets to have so much resonance … it’s a real whale vision, estranged as it may seem from real life. (also i love whale watching when i can so this made me especially happy). thank you for sharing benjamin, your dexterity with the absurd is inspiring! and of course i love more rats — they stay busy in the world of the absurd!

  3. Meg Tuite

    When does “Junktella” come out? I definitely need to read it! LOVE!

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