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The Rogue Voice: August 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. August 01, 2006. Recently, while putting together this edition of The Rogue Voice, Dell asked me how the paper looked. It’s cranky, Dell. We’ve a got cranky edition. It’s always cranky, he retorted. Well, I said, this one’s really cranky. For example, did you ever make a run up the rugged Big Sur coastline and think about pushing your mate off the cliff’s edge? The poetic voice, I’ve learned, carries more weight and substance and ultimately more power than the song and da...
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The Rogue Voice: November 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. November 01, 2006. A chorus of disgusted ughs goes up as Butch digs into the guy’s eye socket. That’ll ruin business at the Snack Shack for sure. I see plenty of familiar faces in this circle. Surfers who go to Eternal Swell bible study, guys who surf in some of the contests, ride for Frampton, come here every morning, work at Diablo; they’re all here watching. Buthch keeps an eye out for a guy who gets in his way. And the poor valley guy. Maybe he should’ve just give...
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The Rogue Voice: December 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. December 01, 2006. To quote Woody Allen, Jesus would never stop puking if he saw what Christmas has turned into, and what it has done to the human race. CHRISTMAS CHEER He yells down at the 20 or so people having a great time at the other end of the bar: ‘Christmas sucks! It’s a buncha shit! Some people will never like Christmas, no matter what you say. Publisher's note by Dell Franklin. The only alternative to such a situation is to get drunk good and drunk for four weeks.
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The Rogue Voice: October 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. October 01, 2006. The Downey Police made it known to me off the record that they did not want this club. They disliked the fact that it would bring in minority youth from the neighboring cities like Compton, Lynwood, South Gate. At 5 pm, Manuel called again with news that he would be 90 minutes late. Little did I know, FBI vans were parked three houses down, fitting a wire on him. Life in the cage. Snared by an informant and a flimsy wiretap. By Tito David Valdez Jr.
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The Rogue Voice: July 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. July 01, 2006. Everyone I know is in the midst of having, or is about to have, a nervous breakdown. Why wouldn’t they? With monsters for world leaders bent on destroying the planet, we can take little comfort in our future. Unless working people demand accountability and assume responsibility for governing themselves, we can expect more lies, violence, and political disasters like the one that started in 2000 and continues to this day. What happened to decency, diplomacy,...
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The Rogue Voice: September 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. September 01, 2006. Posted by The Rogue Voice @ 11:21 PM. The angriest man on earth. I’m miserable. I’m an asshole, getting treated like an asshole by an even bigger asshole. He’s got a massive head like a pumpkin, and a wild beard, and he’s a scary-looking dude, like some steroid-bursting, NFL reject defensive tackle on the warpath. The angriest man on earth. I have a lot to look forward to every day to piss me off. I know I can pass him a few miles up, where the highway...
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The Rogue Voice: January 2007
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. January 01, 2007. A draftee from Portland, Oregon, Vic Faber, laughed and mocked Carter every time he got a love letter from Sally. Sooner or later she’ll send you a Dear John. I seen a million like you, Carter. You think she really loves you, but she’ll get lonely, and horny, like all the rest, and in no time she’ll be goin’ at it with some draft dodger.’. She called him an asshole and hung up. He couldn’t afford to keep calling her on the pittance he made. He broode...
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The Rogue Voice: June 2006
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A LITERARY JOURNAL WITH AN EDGE. June 02, 2006. Editor's Notes: Stacey Warde. Welcome to our Jesus loves you, Wal-Mart hates you edition of The Rogue Voice. In this month’s issue, worlds collide. The evil world of Sam Walton and fundamentalist Christians clashes against the sensibility of love and life lived with color and passion and protest. Finally, don’t miss our Rogue of the Month, Brad Heizenrader, who’s got whatever you need and can fix you up right away and whose unfixed cat, Salem, runs the way ...