Monthly Archives: August 2023

short spry sharp

Posted on August 31, 2023 by istsfor manity

determinism2(squared) the lifetime of a spratespecially a gourmet spratin the baltic waters off latvia what to say?short? spry? sharp?a fishy kind of happy life? don’t askdon’t knowonce netted how tasty What I’m Reading: “I think we’re past the tipping point…” … Continue reading →

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shrapnel incised excised

Posted on August 30, 2023 by istsfor manity

Haiku 32421 (redux) My heart is shrapnel —Incised, excised, in your wake —Fragments, incomplete. What I’m Reading: “i almost become vomit / resisting being / a jellied woman / mopped up” — Therese Estación / “ICU II”

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all i managed

Posted on August 29, 2023 by istsfor manity

my doctor says someone called me “brigand”all i managed my doctor says10 mg daily generic follow-upelevated total mildly abnormalslightly low long-term blood3 to 4 months never called me anything again What I’m Reading: “We live as we dream … alone.” —Joseph Conrad … Continue reading →

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throttling vile beauty

Posted on August 28, 2023 by istsfor manity

yearly phisical doctor says insecure sinecuresflesh ribbons garlic tongsolive throttling vile beautyuncorrupted debasement see ya next year What I’m Reading: “The air is of melted glass, / Solid, filling interstices” — Beatrice Ravenel / “The Hummingbird”

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end of summer

Posted on August 27, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “Someone calls me by the skinI did not know I hadand to this I think—language, …” — Mathem Shiferraw / “Beginnings” “The greatest challenge the Anthropocene poses isn’t how the Department of Defense … Continue reading →

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enough of that

Posted on August 26, 2023 by istsfor manity

FORMATTING: press the eject + cut the tape “… if the story is starting to feel very forced, or if you become excited about an alternate possibility for your story, feel free to abandon or modify one of these constraints” … Continue reading →

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there’s my hinge

Posted on August 25, 2023 by istsfor manity

folding (found cut-up) still alivechest tightens these trees days darkenthere’s my hinge this is mefolding What I’m Reading: “Yellow spreads and smooths, a downpourof the pure light of its name,tropicordial.” — Adélia Prado / “Praise for a Color”

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the red button

Posted on August 24, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “The ruin we made of our gardenIs confusing even today.” — Fanny Howe / “Tapestry”

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only the quaquaverse

Posted on August 23, 2023 by istsfor manity

a merry place to lose an eyeball or your spleen being splenetic was only the half of it there was no self awareness there was only the quaquaverse What I’m Reading: “… in a world that runs on gallons / … Continue reading →

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in the gate

Posted on August 22, 2023 by istsfor manity

decenter the I (tanka) flickering my eyesi will decenter the Ilike a flicker filmcaught in the gate / melting down /the WE — is the one thing real What I’m Reading: “Every-man-for-himself politics will have to yield to we’re-all-in-this-together; otherwise, … Continue reading →

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