Ghost, Come Again - an Amazon.com Short
Red Headed Eskimos
"Red Headed Eskimos" is my sixth collection of poetry. It explores a variety
of subjects, touches on humanity, the surreal and nostalgia. 28 poems. 53 pages.
From "The Cement Oasis": "Out on the patio in the sun's glare / A procession
of painted bodies / With skins of different hues / Sandwiched together. In hot
oils / And tropical scents they lounge. / The sunglass stare / Is practiced
with pride -- / Near pools without water." From "Gravity Fueled Gasoline":
"Friday at noon the parking lot, / fast deserted especially near the back, / cars
pour out into ant lines of traffic, / green, yellow, red the colors of freedom."
From "Ice Chips": "All squirrels should / have minty fresh / breathe or at
least take / a trip down the / river at Devil's Elbow / somewhere in the /
middle of Missouri on a / hot July day...."
Early Nothing
"Early Nothing" is a spoken word CD of several of my earlier poems. The CD
includes such favorites as "Burying Bicycles," "Blackbeard's Swamp," "Cow on a
Bridge," "In Her Garden," "One Fly's Journey into the Electric Chair," "Like Rainbows
on Tin Cans," "Leaf Dance," and "Monkey Bars." Some poems are from my current poetry blog
Tuesday is
Wednesday. 32 poems. @45 minutes.
Average Bears
"Average Bears" is a chapbook of poetry published by Assume Nothing Press.
Poetry selections include title poem plus "Liquid Passport," "Porcupine Rain,"
"The Architect of French Fries," "Digging Into the Past," "Paper Thickness,"
"Fisherman's Gift," "The Opposite of You," "The Desperate Seriousness of
Musicians," "Life Down Easy," "Leaf Dance," "Driving Toward Key West,"
and "A Parkway Ballad." 45 poems. 56 pages. From "The Architect of
French Fries": "The French Fry is erasing the ketchup. / It dips back and
forth in the fingers. / Putting up absolutely no struggle / As it is sent
to its doom...." From "Liquid Passport": "When you shove the needle / into
your vein, you can't / pull it out immediately. It's better / to wait and
think of the // numbers to count to ten / or ignore conclusion and his /
persistent cousin who always seems / to come knocking on Sundays...."
"I enjoyed your image of a french fry erasing ketchup.
That's perfect!"
Jalina Mhyana, Editor -- Rock Salt Plum Review
Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well Dressed Men in Suits
"Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well Dressed Men in Suits" is a chapbook of
poetry published by Assume Nothing Press. Poetry selections include the
title poem plus "Grocery Store Headline," "One Fly's Journey to the Electric
Chair," "12 Flamingoes & 2 Clowns on Horses," "Occupying Space,"
"Gone Missing," "The Law of Dance," and
"The Silent House." REVIEW of "Hemlock Suicides ..." from "MUSE'S
REVIEW" - Reviewed by Andrew C. Angus -- "This chapbook of LB Sedlacek
contains a 27 poem collection that deals with the harsh realities of city
life such as divorce, crimes, murder, suicide, corporate environment, etc.
Sedlacek is a poet who is not afraid to write poems about the burning
social issues of our time .... a social commentary who writes social
views in the form of poetry."
Alexandra's Wreck
"Alexandra's Wreck" is a chapbook of poetry published by Kitty Litter Press.
Poetry selections include the title poem plus "The Glass Pumpkin," "Ghosts Within,"
"Monkey Bars," "Cages," "Introducing Hope," "The Illusion of Being," and
"College Basketball and the Crater Lions of Ngorogoro."
From "Alexandra's Wreck": "What are the minnows sewing / as they swim back and forth between / the rotting boards? / These boards have lain on the ocean / bed for days on end / welcoming sand and algae / like long lost friends. / Their rotting innards hold the key -- / the secret questioned in a landlubber's court / when her bones were found under the sea."
From "Monkey Bars": "A tattered pair of overalls / -- red with a patch of blue
in the middle / swinging forward then back / then high into the air / as the little hands grip the steel bars / one hand moving forward, / and the other quickly following."
From "Ghosts Within": "We are driving, Big Dipper / to the right of this
country highway / lit only by the moon flung high overhead - / partying with the stars."
Published by Kitty Litter Press.
Suicide Pumpkins
The suicide plans of a would-be actress in Hollywood fall apart when she
meets her Prince Charming who comes to her rescue complete with a white
Porsche and a pumpkin. In this black humor version of a Cinderella story
watch as two misfits fall in love amid the turmoil and glamour of Los
Angeles and San Diego. Meet Jessica Tyler, a College Theater graduate
who has moved to Hollywood to become an actress and who is miserably
failing at it. She makes ends meet by sort of working as a cashier at
Ralph's grocery store and lives on a park bench in the Park above the
Santa Monica Pier staying in touch with the real world via a Best
Western, Vodka, her answering service, a PO Box and a black cherry
red vintage Mustang convertible. When she finally gets a break by
landing on contestants row on "The Price Is Right" and by getting her
first real acting job in a B movie called "Sand Castles," will she
take the next step to becoming a real actress or will her suicide
plans get in the way? Meet Jeremy Chance, a millionaire from San
Diego who has inherited the family business - a holding company, who
literally stumbles into Jessica's path on the Coronado Bay Bridge
and allows himself to willingly be led into her dungeon of liquor,
sex, park benches and suicide. In rescuing her, he teaches her a
lesson about pumpkins and bridges she will never forget. Together,
they learn to accept the real world bouncing from Jeremy's mansion
of white to sleeping on the beach, in the park and in a seedy motel.
Enjoy their wild ride on the Pacific Coast Highway all the way to its
final conclusion in Malibu and their foray into junk food heaven at
fast food restaurants, Denny's and 7-11 as they get to know each other
and themselves. Watch in dismay as they seal their union and fate in
one desperate violent act that will possibly keep each of them off
bridges forever.
"Suicide Pumpkins (A Love Story)" Published 2000. 180 pages.
Contemporary Fiction. By L.B. Sedlacek. ISBN: 0738833819
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