dale bridges

Texting the Apocalypse

by Dale Bridges

(Originally published in Transgress Magazine)

hey sara.

hey kelsie.

u hear bout the end of the werld?

yeah. bummer.

i know right?

right.

fire and brimstone.

yeah. brimstone smells like ick.

totaly.

BTW, ricky sutton talked 2 me 2day.

no way.

way.

THE ricky sutton?

yeah.

no way.

way! way! way!

cool. just a sec. my parentz r totly freakin out bout the zombies.

yeah. this apokalips is lame.

tell me bout it. yestrday my bro got fed to The Beast.

the cute bro or the 1 w zits.

cute.

oh. sorry.

its k. i get his room.

score.

i know.

did u see the skirt jenny wore for the genocide?

i know. totaly 2009.

yeah, i was like, That skirt is totaly 2009!

good one.

right?

hey. gotta go. my stupid mom wants me to join a cult with her.

which 1?

the 1 that werships a pole with a photo of tom hanks on it.

cool. the tom hanks pole cult is the best. suzie is a membr.

sweet. see you in hell.

totaly.