Monthly Archives: September 2023

in this (my) neighborhood pt. 44

Posted on September 16, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Remember the rain that makes your corn grow.” — Popular Haitian proverb

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muss and fuss

Posted on September 15, 2023 by istsfor manity

Stellar Jay Croaks A Captain’s Rocking Recrudescence Dear Debauched Passengers on the High Seas, Due to the tropical strait foreigner, we will condone high (expletive deleted) window-dressers. And for your pleasure sailors will flog the poppets. All viewing galleries will … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 44

Posted on September 14, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Human activity is turning Earth into a world that may no longer adequately support the societies we’ve built, scientists warn in a new study charting whether and by how much we have surpassed nine ‘planetary boundaries.’” — … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 43

Posted on September 13, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “You cannot outrun a bear. Do not run. Stand your ground if charged by a bear. They have been clocked at speeds up to 35 miles per hour and like dogs they will chase fleeing animals.” — … Continue reading →

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cupid squeezing lemons

Posted on September 12, 2023 by istsfor manity

what i saw today spellbinding fines on fireavant-garde geophysicists & their lampshadeshallucinatory incantations of prop violinspowerful splints with split eardrumsthe boundaries of lampreyscupid squeezing lemonskabuki pop hotel upgradesearmark fortress visions of shame What I’m Reading: “In my chalice, now,on good … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 42

Posted on September 11, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “One is borne smoothly over calm blue waters, through the midst of countless forest-clad islands” — John Muir

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twelve million years

Posted on September 10, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “Unique among technologies so far in human history, AI has the potential to make decisions for itself. Though this may invoke Terminator-style nightmares, autonomy isn’t necessarily bad: autonomous cars are likely to be … Continue reading →

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plates grind shift

Posted on September 9, 2023 by istsfor manity

walls come down the couple grouses and whinesabout being bumpedfrom their first class seats— while half a world away thousands dieas tectonic plates grind / shiftand the walls come down… What I’m Reading: “But this is not a poem. This … Continue reading →

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not a thing

Posted on September 8, 2023 by istsfor manity

three time zones away my head is already three time zones awayon the other side of the continenton the far side of stable enabled dependent and enfeebledwhat is it that turns us againsteach other with the facilityof sunrises enshroudedin cloud … Continue reading →

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what you will

Posted on September 7, 2023 by istsfor manity

Your pareidolia / My pneumonia •Hey things could be beautiful•If I understood your semiotics for pulmonary distress•What do you mean you see Jesus’s face on this rye crisp?•Hey things could be beautiful•This wounded choking burning micro plastic forever chemical infused … Continue reading →

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