Monthly Archives: May 2023

see it later

Posted on May 11, 2023 by istsfor manity

Snivel Bingo It unfurled under the moon of twin pandemicsAll of it challengingMost of it bareAll of it raw There are no terpsichoreans in drabbleBrevity and dragThe angels in the firmament made of cheap tin Rain and wind continually eat … Continue reading →

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made and not

Posted on May 10, 2023 by istsfor manity

the odds the mathematical odds of being struckby a meteor while you mind your own business the odds of a flying fish slapping youin the face while deep sea fishing the chances of a teacher killinga creative spark within you … Continue reading →

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the gap’s gap

Posted on May 9, 2023 by istsfor manity

ouroboros (tanka) a gap in the nodethen a node in the gap’s gapthen cycle againthe beginning is the endthe end is the beginning What I’m Reading: “My fallopian arms have lostthe power to draw miracles from her fingersat her own … Continue reading →

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(back) in my neighborhood pt. 27

Posted on May 8, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “I walk in order to somatically medicate myself against the psychosis of contemporary urban living.” — Will Self / The New York Times

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join the circus

Posted on May 7, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.” — Haruki Murakami / What I Talk About When I Talk About … Continue reading →

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jaw-dropping neighborly

Posted on May 6, 2023 by istsfor manity

lemmings sound (found tanka) haircut locals fray,cowlick, tangle, and split-endat the seams that bind —courtyard sector loggerheadsjaw-dropping neighborly love. What I’m Reading: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” — Haruki Murakami / What I Talk About When I Talk About … Continue reading →

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in (my) this neighborhood pt. 26

Posted on May 5, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Four wheels swerve to avoid a sheer cliff, southbound on the 101.The fat sun slides its yolk into the glass ocean. Slow down, seean empty nest of woven round sticks in the praying tree.” — Melinda Palacio … Continue reading →

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last two months

Posted on May 4, 2023 by istsfor manity

Everything, Everything Everything ran down,Everything went off,Everything derailed, Everything—the last two months— Everything must pass, Everything, now,Everything reset,Everything anew, Everything restarts. What I’m Reading: “We must live life forward and attempt to make sense of it backward. So we fail in … Continue reading →

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nothing else possible

Posted on May 3, 2023 by istsfor manity

after the storm animals were rescuedthree weeks later desperate townspeopleate them container ships lostacross the hemisphere forlorn people victimsof hunger nothing elsepossible noone redeemed What I’m Reading: “We are expecting in the coming two years to have a serious increase … Continue reading →

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dip a toe

Posted on May 2, 2023 by istsfor manity

dare (haiku) dare to dip a toeinto your unconscious mindit may free your ass What I’m Reading: “Do not distract it from its purpose,which is to feel everything it can find.” — Rebecca Lindenberg / “The Splendid Body”

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