Kees Kapteyn : Writing

Last Week's Solution

Last Week\'s Solution

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn


from a crossword puzzle
Exploding Head / God

Exploding Head / God

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn


I'm at Chris' house one starless night And I pour myself a beer Straight into the middle of the glass. I watch the gas bubbles grasp onto their s..
Kids Are Stupid

Kids Are Stupid

A Story by Kees Kapteyn


Kids are stupid. Young kids especially, are stupid.Cruel and stupid.It’s that mix of cruelty and stupidity that manifests itself so profoundly..
Judy

Judy

A Story by Kees Kapteyn


JUDY ”They say we all dream in black and white, but I dream in technocolour!” Judy is a across the booth from me, talking in caffei..
novel excerpt 1

novel excerpt 1

A Story by Kees Kapteyn


a snippet of what im working on- this is not the start of the novel, but a ways in.
refraction

refraction

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn


You're wondering what I mean When I say that you are beautiful I say this to give you this knowledge Affect what I feel upon you Yet it beco..
redeeming the old town

redeeming the old town

A Story by Kees Kapteyn


Redeeming the Old Town The old house seems to be in a state of metastasis, its cells having failed to regenerate over the course of years, not y..
Liquid

Liquid

A Story by Kees Kapteyn


Concept: the future is ether, the past is granite, the present is liquid. The lake. Waves move in a secret rhythm. I try to take a mental snapshot ..
Jupiter

Jupiter

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn


In love with you, I'm in the ambit of Jupiter. You dominate my sky. My zenith and my horizon, My lifelong pyramid of you. I drive in my c..
a diction

a diction

A Poem by Kees Kapteyn


After reading a poem by Robert Luna, I remembered a song lyric I had written about 15 years ago. I dug it up and pared it down to make it more poetic..