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Powell_DA

literarystop "Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree." - Ezra Pound about 1 hour ago via web Retweeted by Powell_DA and 2 others
Sari seems a harder word than sorry. And they're so close... 7 minutes ago via txt
chrisricewriter In my version of SUNSET BLVD the monkey would have come back for revenge. about 10 hours ago via Echofon Retweeted by Powell_DA and 4 others
God save the queens in taffeta. about 5 hours ago via web
Every night, travel toward the stars. Never arrive. All that brilliance would just burn out your eyes. And then-- about 5 hours ago via web
donni You have to bang a lot of walls to get the name Harvey Wallbanger. about 10 hours ago via Echofon Retweeted by Powell_DA and 8 others
TriciaLockwood The heart-ends of my bones are the only hearts I have. Get at me, skeletons, I want love about 10 hours ago via Twitter for Android Retweeted by Powell_DA and 10 others
I just passed a raccoon on the street. Neither one of us very surprised to see one another. about 8 hours ago via txt
@dagny Why wait? about 13 hours ago via web in reply to dagny
iamandrewclark If I were a chiropractor, my practice would be called The Adjustment Bureau. about 13 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS Retweeted by Powell_DA and 2 others
@BlueJeanGourmet One of these days, I'll show up. And I'll bring the only fail-proof thing I make: plum cobbler dusted with caster sugar. x about 13 hours ago via web in reply to BlueJeanGourmet
@rawbbie Pshaw. I think "Gym Nymph" is a brilliant coinage. So immediately recognizable. about 14 hours ago via web in reply to rawbbie
An early "Happy Birthday" to @TheJerryMathers, (aka Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver). about 14 hours ago via web
The Beaver turns 64 tomorrow. about 14 hours ago via web
@BlueJeanGourmet You're torturing me! Copied down your recipe for saag paneer. I'm looking forward to making it at home. about 15 hours ago via web in reply to BlueJeanGourmet
@maaricarter And shoot beer bottles off the rear end with a deer rifle? about 15 hours ago via web in reply to maaricarter
maaricarter I have been know to put a truck on cinder blocks. about 15 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by Powell_DA
@theferocity It is my lifelong observation: white people like whitebread so much, they eat it breakfast lunch & dessert. & as an appetizer! about 15 hours ago via web in reply to theferocity
@Hannah_Gamble I will! xo about 15 hours ago via web in reply to Hannah_Gamble
@Hannah_Gamble Rats. I was invited & said no. Now I'm regretting it. Oh, well. I needed to stay home for a while. Have a great time! about 16 hours ago via web in reply to Hannah_Gamble

Name D. A. Powell
Location Funkytown
Web http://dapowell.b...
Bio Author of Tea, Lunch, Cocktails, Chronic, and By Myself: An Autobiography (with David Trinidad). A little bit country; a little bit rock & roll.