Monthly Archives: October 2023

in my neighborhood pt. 45

Posted on October 11, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “… even among her own, too, there were bad men, for there had been gentlemen the girls all whispered to stay away from and soldiers with a red gleam of the devil to them and mercenaries who … Continue reading →

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complications and scenes

Posted on October 10, 2023 by istsfor manity

Another Sleep of Treason (redux) Rudy can’t fail, but he also can’t answer for the dream he dropped into my head. After complications, and scenes upon scenes, it unravels. I make my way in to a motel room. Now, mind … Continue reading →

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tree hanging above

Posted on October 9, 2023 by istsfor manity

anew damocleanthe tree hanging above youhemlock mold contourseyes reclaiming familiar formskewed perspective you areyou anew What I’m Reading: “He spoke aloud, a priest officiating at the eucharist of his own body. ‘I am the island.’ The air shed its light.” … Continue reading →

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gates to hell

Posted on October 8, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “Information is interpreted through the prejudice of those who read it or hear it. So there are no definitive, finite versions of information.” — Genesis P-Orridge / Binary: A Memoir “Humanity has ‘opened … Continue reading →

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luminous and warm

Posted on October 7, 2023 by istsfor manity

sleep ive seen everything now footprint lattice fading fastshrapnel scraping clouds of gas and dustmoving luminous and warm gird yourself for ultimatumsapostles of the railroad flats never seen anything like itclose yer eyessleep go to sleep What I’m Reading: “The … Continue reading →

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courtroom of wisecracks

Posted on October 6, 2023 by istsfor manity

Sense / Relatives Then there was my uncle Mao. His own generational AI—his Little Red Bookworm in the rainstorm and no one left wanting his worn pouffy sieges. But that’s exactly what my underage blackguard aunt wore on her spectacles … Continue reading →

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render us rudderless

Posted on October 5, 2023 by istsfor manity

we descend we descenddelighted anthropogenic wodgeand splashdown toxins plagues and extinctionsexterminations our fatherrender us rudderless we are late for our lesson What I’m Reading: “We didn’t want to be comfortable. We didn’t feel comfortable. We felt uneasy with the society … Continue reading →

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in the marmalades

Posted on October 4, 2023 by istsfor manity

Earplug Space She made an unusual, exciting discovery—rosary narrations with warbling wooers at the center of earplug spaces—messages in the marmalades, esoteric concatenations, erotic liberations, scratched phonographs. Her observational arched eyebrow and nuanced approach to clam ranching led to further … Continue reading →

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skittle and skiffle

Posted on October 3, 2023 by istsfor manity

slag crag hag crabber naked monarchist rattlesnakesometimes known as “the sapling purr” thermoregulator with bollard tendrilsnon-mammalian medallistin a certain bowler hat purveyor of ladyship pale sequenceskittle and skiffle raverimpressive cannibalslag What I’m Reading: “How do you know you’re alive? What … Continue reading →

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our childhood humiliations

Posted on October 2, 2023 by istsfor manity

Riot Aesthetics Riot now! Feel reassured. Yes, you’re an aspirant, but you’re probably avoiding the difficult threats you don’t want to think about. We are constantly checking metiers, nickel mines, transient feeds, and truncheon nuggets … to avoid doing something … Continue reading →

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