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In a time where the gay marriage debate roars on, politicians get their naughty laundry aired in the media, and Fifty Shades of Grey makes the public more open to fictionalizing private taboo, Showdown of the Invisible Gods is a timely exploration of oppression's effects on personality and the human heart.Notice: This works contains an artistic use of vulgarity, usually symbolic.Contents include:Seasons of Dusk"Once upon a time, there was a manager of projects, me, Mr. Adams, who sought to create the ultimate project, a collaboration of selves. So, he divided himself into four, the number of stability, and gave each a name..."The result of the metaphysical experiment? A twisted retelling of Dante's Inferno that is rich with symbolism, following a drunk hate-filled man's trek into hell.SexjectsA language exercise playing with rhythm and language to paint six objects with words in the tradition of Gertrude Stein. Freakshow, a work of flarf, makes a statement about this category and its similarity to pop music lyrics. (The poem itself is inspired by Britney Spears's song of the same title.) The Artist and Her ArtAn allegory recounting the tumultuous relationship between an artist and craft.Firefly A young man tries to choose between his three lovers by having each tell him a story.He is a struggling writer living in the dumps of a city. Driven to melancholy by an acute sense of nothingness, he sees a play that inspires him to walk the tortured road of monogamy. He goes to his business lover, cop lover, and poet lover, telling them each to tell him a story. He hopes that one of their stories will make his soul sing and guide him to his true love. In the process, he learns the power of story to reveal, obscure, and craft identity, and how we all rely on narratives to bring the answer to existence within our grasp.