At the Graveside of Dee Dee Ramone

Origins: Kris is a real person. Megs is also real. Even Anatalya New York is real, though her name isn’t Anatalya. Dee Dee Ramone, of course, is real, and as far as I know he’s still where we left him. The dress, the drugs, the birthday party…real, real, real. The will has not been updated.

Number of Drafts: Only 3.  It came quick.

Published in: Whisk(e)y Tit (forthcoming)

Number of rejections: 6.

Length of time between submission and acceptance: 156 days.

Music: The Ramones, “We Want the Airwaves”

“Poison Heart”

“I Believe in Miracles”

“Pet Sematary”

“I’m Against It”

The Clash, “Police On My Back”

“Know Your Rights”

Dead Kennedys, “Holiday in Cambodia”

“California Über Alles”

The Dead Milkmen, “Punk Rock Girl”