Playground

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In the end,
as in the beginning,
we shall find
that the whole cyclical shebanga
was a mischievous riot,
a fool’s paradise
of child’s play
upon fluorescent plasma,
or to parrot the enlightened pearls
of Mister Voltaire,
“God
is a comedian
playing to an audience
too afraid to laugh.”
(cue laugh track,
and canned applause.)
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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