Monthly Archives: February 2024

marmoset and capybara

Posted on February 9, 2024 by istsfor manity

Blood Sport (redux) Pretend you’d been traveling on a business trip … (All I can say is… stop now. Stop!) Convinced you’re lost, laying there in that Amazonian outpost — covered by a mosquito net — the masses of mosquitoes, … Continue reading →

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elegy a requiem

Posted on February 8, 2024 by istsfor manity

Overheard at the Caffè N. You are someone who can entertain themselves. You don’t need a TV. You don’t need other people. Years ago, when I was very young, I was married to an architect . . . Good morning, … Continue reading →

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jupiter spins faster

Posted on February 7, 2024 by istsfor manity

moon contracts (tanka + envoi) as the sun expands—and jupiter spins faster—mother moon contractsin five billion years (or so)none of this will matter much when the fiery giant eatsall in its path out to mars What I’m Reading: “The moon’s … Continue reading →

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sound of absence

Posted on February 6, 2024 by istsfor manity

reverse window (ukiah•tanka) dreamt i shot out ur window/ twinkled in the wind /ur reflection in a heap the sound of absence /sky’s a buttermilk sorrow /monotonal airgirded hemlocks central squaredin horizontal absence What I’m Reading: “Which is vaster in … Continue reading →

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detonating in 5/8

Posted on February 5, 2024 by istsfor manity

gelignite dream last night i dreamt of gelignite pealsyou spoke / my body trembledyour basso profundofogging my officebreath swirling in vapor trailsbody detonating in 5/8 time no one believed menot even you What I’m Reading: The rat who came last … Continue reading →

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begin to question

Posted on February 4, 2024 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week your black friend wonders if you know that, unlike you, he has to constantly monitor his speech, dress, and affect relative to his enviroment and a misreading could mean the difference between being … Continue reading →

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if i jaywalked

Posted on February 3, 2024 by istsfor manity

storm and wane if i jaywalkedwould you wax lyric and pornographic? you never stop writing even when you’re not writing another temporary stop gap measure to appease blank pages open carry intelligence instead of caterwauling the metonymic curve of your … Continue reading →

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in my neighborhood pt.53

Posted on February 2, 2024 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Urban tumbleweed, some people call it,discarded plastic bag we see in every cityblown down the street with vagrant wind.” — Harryette Mullen / Urban Tumbleweed

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watched it spiral

Posted on February 1, 2024 by istsfor manity

January Reads in the Rearview (My micro-reviews also appear at goodreads.com) Noam Chomsky / Requiem for the American Dream Did not see the documentary this book is based on / companion to—but any Chomsky is essential Chomsky. Spot on dissection … Continue reading →

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