I've made a few changes to the website that you should all see. It will effect the future issues of the magazine as well as any efforts on your part to contribute.
http://www.beatdom.com/what_is_beatdom.htm
Let me know what you think.
David
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Added by David Wills on December 18, 2009 at 8:19pm —
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My first serious girlfriend came into my life when I was 18 years old. Her name was Michelle, she was a mess, and in retrospect, I didn't care about her at all. However, the circumstances surrounding us as a couple are entertaining if nothing else.
I'm a Catholic. Michelle was Jewish, which was not, nor is not an issue for me. In fact, a majority of the women that I've dated have been Jewish. There's no real reason behind that.
The three months that Michelle and I spent together were relativel…
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Added by Bryan Haas on October 26, 2009 at 11:42am —
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The start of it all, the first time I ever attended a party was when I was 16 years old.
Most people who know me, whether casually or intimately are very surprised by that. Plainly put, I wasn't the person that I am now back then. Nor did I have any inkling that I would ever be the way I currently am. I was a loser.
I paid five dollars to get into said party, which took place at my friend Tom's house. That didn't really cover anything, as the raging "party" ended up consisting of six guys hang…
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Added by Bryan Haas on October 25, 2009 at 11:10am —
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Most people will bitch and complain about losing their first love. Frankly, I think that kind of talk is for stupid people.
Oh sure, it's well and good to lament about the great times that you had, or the person that they were, once upon a time. But overall, you need to suck it up and move on.
My own tale of first love and lost is quite heartbreaking indeed.
Her name was Allison, and I was five years old.
Allison and I sat next to each other on the bus every single day on the way to kinderga…
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Added by Bryan Haas on October 24, 2009 at 9:58am —
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It's funny how chance encounters can eventually turn into life changing events.
Her name was Melanie.
The specifics of our meeting are fairly inconsequential, both of us working at a summer camp. It sounds as if it could be the beginning of a porno, but that's not the road that it went down.
Several obstacles stood in the way of us ever being together. First and foremost, we both were in relationships at the time. And though both relationships were poisonous and unhappy, it seemed as if thing…
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Added by Bryan Haas on October 23, 2009 at 3:59am —
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The years of drinking have ravaged me. The years of drug use have made me old. Years of sex have drained me of my very being.
Looking in the mirror this morning I saw a person that I had never seen before. I saw the oldest 26 year old on Earth. I've spent the last ten years of my life taking risks and being stupid, and it's finally caught up with me.
Sure, it was tons of fun, I enjoyed every second.
I can say that I've said and done things that most people would cringe at. I've tried the drug…
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Added by Bryan Haas on October 22, 2009 at 8:30am —
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You've probably heard about Beatdom Now.... Now read about it at www.HSTbooks.org....
http://hstbooks.org/2009/08/30/david-s-wills-beatdom-now/
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Added by David Wills on August 31, 2009 at 11:58am —
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Messianic Fink
Dedicated to the festered and running carnality of Allen Ginsberg
Have they died too now, the poorly educated raiders of The City Lights,
Not taking the meter stick to the tendons for objections on ethics and choices of words,
Who unknowing from grade school rudimentary learning
Paid no mind that the voice of the wolf wraiths through the obstacles of trees.
On the way of our deserting Haas House I took my shirt off and felt relapse again, we Stumbled running down Alder Alley, h…
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Added by Rayndy P. Valcin II on August 28, 2009 at 9:48am —
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A woman based in bars and repetition,
lean with longings, her ankles
leading to feet sliding out of shoes
and against khakis.
The bangles, plastics gleaming
in the dim and dank,
like lights on runways leading
into hangers.
Each hip juts and cuts back,
dives and inverts,
dragging in harder
than currents or rhythms.
Rumpled chiffon, creased and
growing heavy
from those long, heated nights
on that damn chase.
The ends are loose
and the ties aren't as neatly tied
as the hair is smoothed back
into a…
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Added by Caitlin Mary Downs on July 28, 2009 at 4:12pm —
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This issue marks the Fortieth Anniversary of Kerouac's death with articles about his life and work, covering subjects you've never even thought about. We also have plenty about the women of the Beat Generation - including an 'interview' with Carolyn Cassady. Our poetry section i…
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Added by David Wills on July 27, 2009 at 6:43pm —
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Woke uo, went out-too warm-went home again with a bag of cold beers. Signed up to this-what is this?
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Added by martin eliasson on July 21, 2009 at 1:01am —
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Added by Kate B on May 24, 2009 at 3:18am —
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Like a corpse
Bloodless toes, black nails, tan lines;
My foot startles me
I shut my eyes
And hear the street
- Outside
Big brown eyes
Always watching,
Like a cat stalking
My honoured friend
The tulip never argues;
Just nods gracefully
Drunk flies swimming
over steaming dog turd
the wagtail charges
Old Oak’s new growth
transformed with hayfever clouds
below the dog barks
Blackbird pecking
In the middle of the road
At his brothers corpse
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Added by Kate B on May 22, 2009 at 1:30am —
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I think everyone on here will by now be aware of the big news... Issue Three of Beatdom was released at long last, and is available for free at
www.beatdom.com This issue has features on Gregory Corso and a guide to the characters in Kerouac's books.
Our website also features links to our older issues, which are free to download or available in print at a small cost.
We also now have our archives being built, which contain some - and soon to be all - of the…
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Added by David Wills on May 8, 2009 at 8:33pm —
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The Edaurdo Jones Mantra
I am the filthy derelict street savage reborn a prophet spitting propaganda to the masses.
I am the thing that goes bump in the night.
I am the morning sun screaming through the horizon
I am the person you don't bring home to mother
I am a transparent death-cicle piercing your nipple
I am the cold dark blackness
I am your worst fears all rolled up into one
I am the trash floating in the gutter
I am the disease plaguing society
I am the last ray of hope
I am wha…
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Added by Edaurdo Jones on February 2, 2009 at 1:15am —
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The King and Queen of Scumville.....
Well today I made a very difficult decision. I decided to remove Verbz from my life forever. It's been nearly eleven years since I met the yellow bellied bastard. Over this time I've watched him steadily spiral downwards into the abyss. I have no respect for him. He lacks any single stitch of moral fiber. Purposely impregnating his girlfriend while they are both heroin addicts beyond hope. I always let him get away with so much disrespect towards me over the…
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Added by Edaurdo Jones on February 1, 2009 at 10:48am —
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So far for Issue Three we have:
Plenty of poetry
A guide to Kerouac's characters
A story about the history of
And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks
Something about Corso
Another installment of Modern Beats, featuring Tom Waits
An art project called
On the Map
An interview with Larry Keenan
An interview with Gary Walkow
A story on the forgotten Alene Lee
And there's more to come... I'll keep you updated.
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Added by David Wills on January 31, 2009 at 8:05pm —
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Don't Make Me Take You Out for Pizza
"Life goes on, yes - and a fool and his self-respect are soon parted, perhaps never to be reunited even on Judgment Day." - Kurt Vonnegut
The combination of Benzodiazepines, alcohol, and stress can be a violently lethal one. This is a fact my friend Bern found out the hard way.
To say Bern is anti-social would be an understatement. You see, Bern is your typical introverted artist - a brilliantly talented introverted artist. He is also one of the most passi…
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Added by Edaurdo Jones on January 27, 2009 at 9:24pm —
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From Issue One (see
The Beatdom Archive)
There are a whole lot of ways to define the Beat Generation, from friends to like-minded artists, from Black Mountain to Times Square to the San Francisco renaissance… and in doing so one could include or exclude dozens of poets, writers, artists and bums. But this is not the article to deal with some concerns… Here, we present to you a selection of people commonly associated with the Beats. Complaints on…
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Added by David Wills on January 20, 2009 at 7:29pm —
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Dear Patient Readers,
It’s been a long year of constant change since Beatdom last made a foray into the public domain. Since then I’ve been doing my best to keep the magazine in the minds and hearts of its fans, but that hasn’t been easy without something for them to read…
It was February 2008 when Issue Two hit the proverbial newsstands, and now we’re in a whole new year. In that time much has happened.
Firstly there was Beatdom’s first ever public display, as we were asked to appear at Sc…
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Added by David Wills on January 15, 2009 at 9:33pm —
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Updated Submission Guidelines & Mission Statement
The Real Definition Of Comedy
Messianic Fink
At Least the Music Can Stop
Monday 20th July 2009
Haiku
36 0r so pages of poetry enjoy
