Philip Gaber : Writing

it doesn’t get any easier, even if you keep a straight face

it doesn’t get any easier, even if you keep a st..

A Story by Philip Gaber


The Wrong Rev wore a Dacron shirt,and began the eulogy by kissing astatue of the Buddha.“Brothers and sisters,” he said.“The lonely,..
could be damn near anything

could be damn near anything

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The kids flying their kites in the park told me they’d stopped believing.When I asked them what had happened to change their minds, they just sh..
just another flawed, byronic hero

just another flawed, byronic hero

A Story by Philip Gaber


When I was in junior high, my parents made an appointment for me to see the school psychologist because I wasn’t performing up to their expectat..
any spectrum of women in today's society

any spectrum of women in today's society

A Poem by Philip Gaber


My point is this.That I had something to say,but not much.I was relying too much on my thesaurus.Reading too many Cliff notes.The women in my life wer..
my first impression was, how much bleach she uses for that hair

my first impression was, how much bleach she uses ..

A Story by Philip Gaber


She continued going about how she’d recently become a vegan.“Froot Loops are vegan,” she said.“Really?” I said.“Mm..
harnessing the disenchantment

harnessing the disenchantment

A Story by Philip Gaber


Sitting on the edge of my bed at three o’clock in the morning, rubbing my face anxiously, smoking a cigarette, thinking about that conversation ..
the tireless, fearsome linguist

the tireless, fearsome linguist

A Poem by Philip Gaber


"You can write about me," she said. "As long as you call her Myra and she's a closeted him." “After Myra Breckinridge?" I said. "No, after Tori ..
i feel like i can’t remember how i feel

i feel like i can’t remember how i feel

A Story by Philip Gaber


So now that I’ve finally found my voice, I can begin to write that Marginal American Novel.I think its major theme will be The Search for Person..
days of yawn

days of yawn

A Story by Philip Gaber


My old man had dragged me to Yom Kippur services.Which was cool because I got to take the day off from school.“The self-appointed big-mouth of t..
the country we inhabited

the country we inhabited

A Story by Philip Gaber


My father took me fishing the day after I barely graduated from high school.I didn’t really like to fish, but I had nothing else to do, so I fig..