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My first poetry book is out on Kindle. I am going to attempt to link it right here but I am a moron so it might not work. Wish me luck!

psychedelic knucklehead

sirens outside my window
my reflection in a doorknob
all wobbly and weird
i try to slap a fly
but he sees me coming
with his two million eyes
and zips away
before i can smash
him to oblivion
as the cat sleeps
happily on the clean sheets
and piled laundry
spread across the bed

sometimes there’s just nothing
rain outside the window
too much coffee in your gut
time ticking away but somehow too slow
you have thoughts but they’re not profound
you have worries and they’re average worries
but terrifying too
—how are you going to make it?
you need a car
a place to sleep
food to eat
you need
all the things that everyone else needs
and none of it is cheap
but you don’t know how
to do anything
and you feel
ashamed to be selling your books
as if you’ve joined the ranks
of all the other merchants
the greedy hustlers

just another salesman

I write simply
to put a smile upon
my own face.
The rest doesn't
matter.

the anti-bukowski

i was a terrible drunk:
sloppy, sad, mean, stupid, violent
and downright weird/crazy/dangerous
in short
unpleasant in the extreme
the exact opposite of my sober self:
a swell and charming fellow
i can’t recommend the demon rum to anyone
sorry kids
as Leonard Cohen would say, “far be it from me to intrude upon the pleasures of the young�
but if you’re looking for glorification of bar fights and beer drunks
you won’t find it here

Spent last night in Vancouver,WA rocking out with Everclear at "Couvapalooza" --an all day musical event that raised money for local schools to keep their music programs alive. It was a great time and it all benefited a very worthy cause. We've gotta keep art, music, and theatre programs in schools!

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Volatalistic Phil, Stone Hotel is now available once again in paperback. Get yours now.

I would like to thank all of you who've taken the time to post a review here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ of anything I've written. An indie author like me gets only word of mouth for publicity, and so these reviews are very valuable. I thank each and every one of you. Cheers, Raegan Butcher

Did my first ever video interview. Here is the link.

Everyone who likes my poems ought to read this woman. Her poetry is amazing and so is her fiction. I can't say enough good things about her work. It is some of the best poetry I have ever read, right up there with Bukowski, Cohen, Childish, etc. She is the real deal. Check her out.