"Edson’s vivid portrayal of the urban area, as well as the working class and underclass, creates a vision of Saint John that highlights the discrepancy between the pre-modern idyllic notion of life in Atlantic Canada and the more complicated reality of the region."


-The New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia

Thursday, September 17, 2009

clogged (from SKELETONS)



he sliced his
arm clean off
in the lawnmower
blade.
it was a sunny
sunday morning and
the mower had been
clogged by the dew-covered
grass, and now,
meat and bone,
which will also be
difficult to get out,
especially with only
one arm.

2 comments:

woody265 said...

Very droll. The narrative flow and deadpan humour reminded me of Carver. Glad to see you're up and about.

Mark F

Jerrod Edson said...

Thanks Mark--are you still at your email address on your website?