January 29, Ladder Game

1. Climb onto a ladder across the street from a university.
2. Scream the following into a megaphone:
“We have you surrounded. You have no more places to hide! Give up now and no innocents will get hurt. You have 150 years to respond.”
3. Go back into the main university building.
4. Sit down.
5. Study poetry.
6. Score yourself based on how much
your neck feels like an ivory tower.

January 25, Burning Game

1. Don’t tell anyone that you’re about to play this game.
2. Take a picture of yourself.
3. Gather all of your belongings into a pile.
4. Set fire to all of it.
5. Watch until the pile has been reduced to ashes.
6. Spend a year scattering those ashes in front of
cafés,
malls,
universities,
corner stores,
used car dealerships,
home improvement stores,
fast food restaurants,
news paper stands,
art galleries,
my home.
7. Find yourself staring at your own reflection in a shop window.
8. Ask a stranger to take your picture.
9. Come see me and we’ll talk.