Short Takes on the Apocalypse

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Constructed as responses to epigraphs by the famous and the anonymous, these poems playfully explore veganism, sex, death, and Coachella.The collection, which began as a response to Elmore Leonard's "Ten Rules of Writing," metamorphosed into witty, poetic responses to famous epigraphs and quotations. Built upon the words of others--from Leonardo da Vinci to Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood to Jimmy Kimmel--the resulting pieces explore veganism, sex, parenting, death, and Coachella.