List of Ralph-Michael Chiaia's published poems and fiction
For Monks Only the short story is on sale now | Buy Here:
I have my story "For Monks Only" in this issue of Poet Tree, which you can order here. This is my best story to date, in my opinion, and gave the name to this blog. I really suggest you buy yourself a copy of this book--this short story is long, so you're really getting your money's worth. This story is my version of Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian. He won the 2000, Nobel Prize in Literature.
Dear Poetry -- a new poem
"Dear Poetry" was published at the Poetry Warrior. I'd like some comments on the photo. It's from my Korean driver's license. The old man who pressed the button told me to take another, but I had to hurry to work. Tell me if it's awesome or horrible. Too convict?
Anyway, back to the point: enjoy the poem. It's my first out in a few months.
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Check out your information on the Mayan Sacred Calendar. I studied as a daykeeper about 10 years ago in Guatemala, and it just occurred to me to share some of the information dancing around my cosmic head with my stellar readers. If you've got your mind in the gutter while looking up at the stars (Oscar Wilde-ish) then click the link and see what the Mayab Ajpuob* say about your personality.
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*Mayab Ajpuob - the ancient Maya ancestors
The Sacred Calendar
Some of you may know that recently at HUFS I was asked by my level 5 students to a do a calendar reading for them. They had heard that I was once studying to be a Mayan Deeper (Aj Q'ij, in K'iche') and were curious about their own signs and personalities. I looked on the web for a simple answer to their questions (doing a reading myself is quite laborious and time-consuming because I'm not a mathematical savant and I'm out of practice. I found the Internet to be strangely devoid of solid information on the subject and would like to divulge what I know to you. So if you're interested in some Mayan wisdom (and astronomical wisdom they certainly had) check out my Sacred Calendar link. Le in, in Lak'ech.
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Wrapping up the month of May
I have a new poem called "Dear Poetry" coming out in The Poetry Warrior. It is due out 1 June 2009, so stay tuned.
Status Update -- aka a where the heck are you and what the bloody hell are you doing with that yellow snow?
I just wanted to update this page a bit for you all. I haven't been working on my writing that much since I'm working like a dog. The good news is i only have about 7 more weeks of teaching this semester and then I'll have a month off in which I can pound the pad a bit. So please be patient with me. Still, you can check my publishing history which has a lot of work on it. If there are any broken links, please leave a comment and I'll fix them. Also, enjoy the videos, buy a copy of litchaos.com's print issue no. 2, and try ab ripper x (it works!).
Book Trailer | Print Issue No. 2 of litchaos.com
Print Issue No. 2 is out. I made a book trailer, pairing Frank Zappa with some images of the Southwest and the Sierra Madre (with a drop of hello kitty for good measure).
Buy your copy of print issue 2 here.
Ab Ripper X
Ab Ripper X -- the full video -- courtesy of Google Video. If you want to get ripped abs this really works. I don't know how many of you out there want to get in really good shape, but if you do I suggest you try this. It works.
Video of B.I.G. Freestyle with Lil' Cease next to him
Check out how cool and composed he is, even doing his own edits while he drops his flows so effortlessly. The freestyle section is after the video (I suggest you skip the vid)
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