A Letter to Andre Breton, Originally Composed on a Leaf ...

This Poetic Salad Needs No Dressing:
I like my fiction straight-up like Hemingway whiskey and I like my poetry the same way, like raw vegetables straight from the dirt, the kind Bukowski used to cook. And that's why I liked Jarod Kintz's latest publication, "A Letter from Andre Breton, Originally Composed on a Leaf of Lettuce With an Ink-dipped Carrot". If cucumbers were similes and onions were metaphors then this Short Salad would fill a family of hungry muses. When Kintz turns a phrase, he really turns a phrase- loose. His figures of speech get legs and they run. Sometimes they run into offbeat places like The Fountain of Youth and sometimes they just sit and chuckle with the Mythical Mr. Boo. I liked the way Mr. Kintz laced his poetic narratives with flavorful commentary spiced with humorous digs. This Short is a good meal for the mind-- funny, original and fresh. Rave on Jarod Kintz.

A Satisfying Smorgasbord:
Growing up Lutheran, I've experienced my share of potlucks. It always amazed me how diversified the dishes were - rarely were two alike and there always seemed to be a healthy balance of the important food groups (with the exception of an overabundance of Jello). As I read Mr. Kintz's latest short, it immediately brought back memories of those potlucks from my childhood. After my initial salivations, I marvelled at how varied and unique each of his thoughts were, yet together they created a most satisfying literal feast. Okay, so there were some thoughts in "A Letter to Andre Breton" that were totally "off-the-wall"....much like my Aunt Mildred's infamous Dishwasher Fish (yes, she really cooked it in her dishwasher!) But all in all, Mr. Kintz's short is a fabulous smorgasbord, without all the indigestion afterwards.

It all began with a chair...:
This very funny short by Jarod Kintz is definitely a celebration of surrealism. Each poem and random thought is a delight to the subconscious mind, but I think it would be even more effective if you read this while fasting. Just kick up your feet and let your mind go and enjoy!

Incredible:
This short absolutely blew me away. It is the funniest thing I have read in a long time, the sort of thing you can't put down once you start reading. Very nice.