Dr. Metablog

Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).

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I had to dispose of the corpse. 

My choice was either to take it to the dump, piece by piece, weekly, or bury it on the property.  Whose body?  Don't know.  How did it get into the freezer?  I put it there, in a black plastic bag, after I killed him.  I gave careful consideration to the pros and cons of each method.  If I took it to the dump, there might be fingerprints or perhaps pieces of paper with my name on them.  And it might take weeks to complete the process.  If I buried it on the land, it would always be here.  Who knows what excavations there might be in the future.  I started to bury it, but just as I put a shovel in the earth, a small, yappy dog started pestering me.  

Time to wake up.  Hey, good deal.  I didn't murder anyone.  I'm clean.  

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