Google Famous

By Mathew Serback

Mathew Serback reads some short stories he's published and talks about how they were written. If you're a writer who is looking to learn, Mathew does a brilliant job of breaking down the tools in your... more

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The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.

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December 31, 2023 RUN ON FORTUNE COOKIES PT 2
RUN ON FORTUNE COOKIES PT 2

the
art market paparazzi take their
coffee
blended with almond
milk
and frothy – extra whip –

excuse
me, i said
they
teach the children how to nae nae
after
the whip of the belt
that
carves a notch into a neuropathway
that
screams

for
help, there a pleathora of numbers you can call, and i owe knowing
most of them
by
heart to the fact that I was actively searching for a way
outside
of my house the older boys harass my sister

i
am younger, and i am a baby-
sitter,
but not a quitter.

do
you know what rhymes with suburban syndicate?
disturbingly
innoncent.
burdensome
affiliates.
bourbon
surrogates. american
idiots.
insidious. invidious.
Harry
Potter can't even parcel tongue and worm
his
way out of that one.
...more
2min
December 30, 2023 THE DEFINITIVE LIST OF DON'T WAKE DADDY
THE DEFINITIVE LIST OF DON'T WAKE DADDY

Rollerblades.
Barking dog. Baseball bat. The orange colored clown on the TV.
Barking dog. A tricycle peddled into a, now, broken mirror. The
grandfather

clock's
chime. Shouts. Falling picture frames. Dog barking. Dog barking. A
cat whose tail gets

stepped
on. The radio loud to drown out the sound of
pots
and pans;
piano
strings;
and
a child crying.

Ignored.
...more
1min
December 29, 2023 SECOND-CLASS COLLAGER
SECOND-CLASS
COLLAGER

Limited in scope.
Idiomatisity.
Limited by scope.
...more
1min
December 28, 2023 IT IS EASIER TO LIVE
IT IS EASIER TO LIVE
(inside of the fridge)

TAKE ON YOUR
ROL(L)(E)
OF THE DICE. COLLECT
YOUR ANTE
UP, AND GET HIM.
GAMBLE
ON YOUR-
SELF-WORTH LIKE A
SHORT STACK
OF PANCAKES WITH NO
SYRUP
TO SIP ON. TRY NOT
TO WAKE
THE MAN WHO SLEEPS
IN THE KITCHEN
AND PROTECTS THE
REFRIGERATOR
FROM THE YOUNGEST.
YOU ARE ASKED
AND TASKED WITH
GOING FIRST
MEANS YOU MAKE MORE
MISTAKES ARE THE
ARTIST'S PROOF OF
A LIFE WELL-LIVED.
EXACTNESS IS THE MISSION
OF THE SYSTEM.
FORGIVENESS

IS THE KILL-SWITCH.

...more
1min
December 27, 2023 CROSSOVER
CROSSOVER

Shifty. Lean until
off balance and titled. Turn.
They grab at thin air.

...more
1min
December 26, 2023 BEFORE HEARING THE CAR CRASH INTO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
BEFORE HEARING THE CAR CRASH INTO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
That's the
sound of the police,
the hounds of the elite.
Fuck what you
head,
that was the sound of the car jumping the curb
and
disturbing our peace.
...more
1min
December 25, 2023 SISYPHUS NEEDS A FRIEND
SISYPHUS NEEDS A FRIEND

Death cheaters. God
tricksters.
Calloused
blisters. Shouldered
boulders. Closed
fist. Balled
thick. Fight or
flight. Fight your
fight with dynamite,
or fight the urge
to take flight.

Ball that fist up;
fisticuffs.

You know, t here's
no such thing as a fair one.

Avaricious. Seeking
riches. Let that
chain hang like

Thanatos. Hands of
ghosts.
Hands of stone. Drag
me like

Thanatos. Lamenting
the chain's
of Gods like

Sisyphus. The death
wishers
and death cheaters.
Sisyphus.
...more
2min
December 24, 2023 ADD UP
ADD
UP

Stolen
guns in the basement. Stolen guns in the trunk of my car. Wrapped in
bath towels and hidden beneath some carpet. Wraps my stolen youth

in
something warm and colorful. Nobody I know smiles when people take
pictures. In so many ways, we pass the sadness down

through
facial indicators. Incubators of unhappiness. Sink your saviors. They
will not learn how to swim, and it should not come as a surprise that
they do not know how to lead

when
they are secret keepers and rule followers.
It
does not add up.
Leaders
are not rule followers. Your heroes weren't –

but,
then, you aren't your heroes,
are
you?
...more
1min
December 23, 2023 GOD HATES THE POLICE, AND I HATE THEM BOTH
GOD HATES THE POLICE, AND I HATE THEM BOTH (DID YOU KNOW WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO WALK THROUGH TOWER CITY MALL TO SEE O BROTHER, WHERE
ART THOU? BECAUSE THEY CALLED US
A GANG?)

Soft-bellied,
and yellow,
skin.
Jaundiced scabs
you
pick and pick and pick -

me
first and the give me, give me's
you
might understand a metaphor,

but
can you dance, dunce? Punk rock and a leather
dunce
cap. Run fast before they run
your
pockets and check your
temperature,
box your top,
and
let the people wonder

O, Brother, Where Art Thou?
...more
1min
December 22, 2023THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO FIST FIGHT MY FATHER
THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO FIST FIGHT MY FATHER
(a-side)
No knock. Hillbilly
left the door
unlocked and open.
No one tried to stop
you until you were
on him. My mother cried,
pried at your hands,
and begged for you to

get off him.
Something you knew,
she never did
for me.

(b-side)
Never judged me.
Broke
or bummy. Gene pool
poisoned with drug
money and drug
habits.
You thought I was
magic. Otherwise, why would your parents always leave the door
unlocked for me? I was the kind of kid who did not have a reliable
place to sleep. You were the kind of kid who made hip hop beats and
rented 2K

for me. Your dad
passed.
Well, my father
died.
Inclusive. Included.

You still have the
style people write songs
about. You got a
style as smooth
as bryl cream. You
got angel wings
tattooed on your
wrist. You got kids,

and you are the only
one I trust
with them.
...more
2min

FAQs about Google Famous:

How many episodes does Google Famous have?

The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.