The Sky Stretches Blue

Giggly Berkeley Girls - by Eric Franklin Crow Giggly Berkeley girls don't need champagne they have a silly switch built into their brain not the best sound for a head in pain but I leave them be resist the urge to complain not my lot to judge key of grace maintain (nicer done than said) ©2009 Eric Franklin Crow Read Full Story

Here's a new excerpt from The Sky Stretches Blue - in particular, this comes from the prequel and companion piece to ...Sky, a book of 40 poems/prose entitled Prodigal Pizza. Take This Fishbowl is a yearning for privacy in a world where there seems to be exponentially less of it as each generation passes, and the loneliness that can happen even when you're being watched by everyone. Also, FYI, The Sky Stretches Blue is will be ushered into the world this Hallow's Eve (Halloween) night, at exactly 11:01 p.m., and then links will be made available for download. Shout out to those who have ... Read Full Story

Here's the title piece to The Sky Stretches Blue. After this, there are just a few more excerpts that will be posted here, and then the book itself will go in the archives. But this is just the start for this idea - more is coming along - everything from The Shoelace Project to the new album coming out later this year. Things will get exciting - stay tuned! The Sky Stretches Blue written by Eric Franklin Crow Still and wonderful, The sky stretches blue. Beyond the horizon of trees Reflecting my own hue. This cry is happy, This cry is true. I hope ... Read Full Story

Here's an outtake from The Sky Stretches Blue, from the first of three books that would later comprise the material within, and the first of which comes from the book Emanate. Dichotomous Dye Cast - written by Eric Franklin Crow We guard Our precious memories These nostalgic points of light, Worshipping them Like a city of gold That never was And laugh out loud When our children try To live up to these moments And fail (miserably) We give them an ultimatum: “Like it or lump it” Well, fuck you hard For trying to concealing the third choice Not accommodating for anything Unless it ... Read Full Story

Here's a new segment from The Sky Stretches Blue . The Purplehouse Effect There's a purplehouse effect That's been allowed to infiltrate. Sudden overexertion of emotions Is leading to a heating up Of the muscles around the heart And the nerves stemming from the brain. We believe the cause of this heating Stems from chemicals That the brain gets tricked into creating When breathing the air of idealistic love Without regulating a sense of reality When enough of this imbalance is present, A change in the heart's core temperature is inevitable, Except unlike the greenhouse effect, After enough temperature pressure Has been applied to ... Read Full Story