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Compiled after Brian Fugett\u2019s sudden passing, this collection casts his work in a new light\u2014read as both legacy and insight into his life and perspective. Fugett\u2019s poems often spring from everyday observations, revealing the strange, uncomfortable, and darkly humorous sides of human behavior and social interactions. This is evident in pieces like \u201cSaturday Morning Cartoons,\u201d \u201cInterviewing Mr. Weck,\u201d \u201cAt the Nursing Home,\u201d and \u201cRush Hour in Chula Vista,\u201d where his sharp eye for peculiar details and unsettling moments shines through.<\/p>\n

Many poems explore Fugett\u2019s inner world\u2014feelings of isolation, anxiety, confusion, and the search for meaning amid chaos. Themes of self-awareness, the passage of time, and grappling with personal demons recur throughout. Relationships, both fleeting and significant, appear frequently, with poems delving into attraction, awkwardness, desire, and the often-confusing nature of human connection\u2014presented with rawness and blunt honesty.<\/p>\n

Fugett\u2019s satirical, sometimes scathing commentary targets modern society\u2014consumerism, technology, religion, and social dynamics\u2014through a lens that is both cynical and darkly humorous. At the heart of it all is his unflinching self-portrait: a voice marked by flaws, anxieties, and self-deprecating wit, giving the collection its raw, authentic power.<\/p>\n

COVER ART BY ANDREW LANDER. Editors Aleathia Drehmer & Michele McDannold.<\/p>\n

“The brilliance of these poems will break your heart, due to a voice silenced too soon. Yet, the humanity breathing off the page will bring a smile to the face of even the most hardened hearts. If this is to be Brian Fugett’s swan song, it’s a most beautiful melody.”\u2014Michael N. Thompson, author of\u00a0A Murder Of Crows<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Verbal Alchemy<\/em><\/p>\n

“Brian’s voice in these poems alternates between hilarity and nihilism. The hilarity is natural and infectious and the nihilism is matter of fact. The tone reminds me of a book I return to again and again whenever I am feeling my most disconnected from and most disenchanted with my fellow humans.\u00a0Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung<\/em>\u00a0by the brilliant Lester Bangs. I only met Brian in person once, at a karaoke bar in Ohio in 2011. But I loved him and I’m grateful that he is still here in these kick life in the balls poems.”\u2014Misti Rainwater-Lites, author of\u00a0Clown Gravy<\/em>\u00a0and others<\/p>\n

pre-order your copy at https:\/\/www.magicaljeep.com\/product\/fugett\/TAPPK35FNM7O4XG53RFNB7JZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Compiled after Brian Fugett’s sudden passing, this collection casts his work in a new light—read as both legacy and insight into his life and perspective. Fugett’s poems often spring from everyday observations, revealing the strange, uncomfortable, and darkly humorous sides of human behavior and social interactions. This is evident in pieces like “Saturday Morning Cartoons,” … <\/p>\n

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