Nail Polish by Jersey Campbell

I We are not to be defined by the limitations placed on me us by society.

Purple is a bomb ass color.

That is all.

Jersey Campbell's Vocabulary Word of the Day: celerity

Greetings saints and visiting friends, another edition of Vocabulary Word of the Day is in store for you!

Celerity- swiftness, speed

Example: When the Day of Judgment is upon us, God will strike down the nonbelievers with great celerity.

Jersey Campbell's Quote of the Day: join me in the land of chimeras

Ladies and not-so-gentlemen, we've got another edition of Quote of the Day for ya. This entry comes to us from a familiar source, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's educational treatise Emile.

This quote was chosen because when I find myself enjoying conversation, people tell me that my views are crazy, incoherent, and just plain impossible. Well my dear friends, I may be insane, but do not think I have no understanding of the world and how it works, for I do. I just choose to ignore them, or dream of a different elemental structure purer and more benevolent in its organization. Rousseau's quote adequately sums up this predicament.

“Long ago they have made up their minds that I am wandering in the land of chimeras, while for my part I think they are dwelling in the country of prejudice. When I wander so far from popular beliefs I do not cease to bear them in mind; I examine them, I consider them, not that I may follow them or shun them, but that I may weigh them in the balance of reason.”

-       Jean-Jacques Rousseau in “Emile”

Sincere Fictions Pt. 4: The Magnificent Myth by Jersey Campbell

 

  

Sincere Fictions Pt. 1
Sincere Fictions Pt. 2 
Sincere Fictions Pt. 3

The conclusion to JC's Sincere Fiction series. Read, and be inspired.

Any fiction that we promote and circulate through discourse should not impede progress, but encourage it. If the dominant myth is believed by the multitude, this myth must be majestic. The truth is the only thing we as people should be concerned with, but if we must use a fiction as the driving force of our society and our politics, only tall tales similar to Plato’s Magnificent Myth are allowed.

The Serengeti Flower by KV Sart

The Serengeti flower

            Grows in boggy

            Areas, grows with

            Little hairs, that

            Irritate the skin.

The name was

            One to be

            Forgotten, a nickname,

            A fake name,

            A false pretense.

The game was

            Played with no

            Rules, a lovely

            War of roses,

            Bed of thorns.

When the game

            Concluded, he was

            A broken soul,

            Crying to strangers,

            Bleeding regurgitated clichés.

The lone soul

            Sleeps alone, finds

            Himself alone, for

            Years this goes,

            Searching in darkness.

Until the lone

            Soul finds that

            There is no

            Loneliness in contentment,

            Alone not alone.

When it all

            Was forgotten, wanting

            Had ceased and

            He no longer

            Needed, he found.

 

Sincere Fictions Pt. 3: the third degree of power, exercised by Jersey Campbell

Sincere Fictions Pt. 1

Sincere Fictions Pt. 2

“The three dimensional view of power… adopts the consideration of hidden social forces and conflict which exercise influence by shaping the consciousness of the individual or organization.”

- Steven Lukes

*Vicarious World's Best of the Month*: Joooo-lie

Hey there. Unfortunately, the whole crew of Wannabe Writers found it OK to take breaks from their duties to Vicarious World. That, or they believed VW to be on the same schedule as K-12 schools here in the greatest country in the world. USA! USA! USA! Somehow, someway, we dug up some excellent content from the month of the July... all for the benefit of our three readers. Read, and be merry.

VERGE presents Open Mic Night Deets

VERGE presents Open Mic Night

looking for deets? we got ya deets right here...

WHO: VERGE, other supremely talented peoples, and you of course

WHAT: open mic. xpress ur essence

WHEN: tonight, July 31st at 7:30 PM

WHERE: Retro Lounge in Freeport, NY

WHY: it's all in the name of self-expression in various mediums

HOW: $10 admission fee. we all ballers out here that's nothin'.... NOTHIN'.

Vicariously Enter the Realm of Good Entertainment

 

Come and see talented individuals express themselves via Poetry, Spoken Word, Music, Comedy, Dance, Storytelling, and more. No need to take a train ride out to The City, we've got your underground entertainment right on Long Island.

Performers who bring three guests with them get in free.

Grown & Sexy
$10 admission (two drink/food minimum)
sign-up @ door or contact us @vicariousworld or teambaady@gmail.com.

 There will another brief discussion segment. The question for this edition:
"Is it okay for your girl to hangout with other guys without you? "


Retro Lounge
10 Brooklyn Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520

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Sincere Fictions Pt. 2: the Radical Black Man weighs in by Jersey Campbell

 

Sincere Fictions Pt. 1

In response to the sentiments expressed by the Well-Informed Black Guy, the Radical Black Man reveals his opinions on the state of race relations in America. 

 

Excuse me, for I am no racist (bet the real racists would call me “reverse racist” or some ridiculous shit like that), I simply expose the world to truth. The well-informed Black Guy needs to change his title to “some dumb ass House Negro”, because I have never seen nor heard such malarkey in my life. No, that’s not true; I hear that every time I read the newspaper or turn on the news when the subject broaches race relations. Let me reveal my clean glass of water to you, so that you may recognize your glass as filthy.

VERGE Presents **Open Mic Night** 07.31.12

VERGE presents Open Mic Night @ Retro Lounge
07.31.12 (July 31st, 2012) 

Come and see talented individuals express themselves via Poetry, Spoken Word, Music, Comedy, Dance, Storytelling, and more. No need to take a train ride out to The City, we've got your underground entertainment right on Long Island.

Performers who bring three guests with them get in free.

Grown & Sexy
$10 admission (two drink/food minimum)
sign-up @ door or contact us @vicariousworld or teambaady@gmail.com.

 There will another brief discussion segment. The question for this edition:
"Is it okay for your girl to hangout with other guys without you? "


Retro Lounge
10 Brooklyn Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520

RSVP on Facebook


Don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook! 

Sincere Fictions Pt. 1: as told by some well-informed Black Guy by Jersey Campbell

“Sincere fictions are personal ideological constructions that reproduce societal mythologies at the individual level.”

            Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination and racism has come to a screeching halt. It was a major victory for all minorities in America. As a Black Man, I have little to nothing to complain about. I have so many opportunities equal to and sometimes even greater than white people. Affirmative action has provided me, and my fellow Black Americans, with a severely needed boost in employment and housing. 

Can a guy have female friends while in a relationship? by NYC Robert

This question dawned on me when I had asked a girl (I don't know her very well, but it seemed like we share common interest), "Would she like to get some lunch?" At the time, she knew enough about me to say that it wouldn’t be appropriate, solely because I am in a relationship. Though I had a feeling that would be her answer, I didn’t quite understand. She went on and on and simply concluded that it wouldn’t be right. Still, I didn’t understand. I then turned the scenario around, and asked her if she has male friends. Turns out, she does. I dug a bit deeper, "What's the difference between them and me?"After we discussed it for a while longer I realized she wasn’t saying much, just repeating herself. She also wasn’t stating much other then, "Because you're in a relationship."