Monthly Archives: September 2024

a migraine squeezing

Posted on September 20, 2024 by istsfor manity

Blockhead (redux) Relevance was not his strong suit. Assonance was a mildly strong point. Dissonance was his power alley. So he detuned his lyre and randomly plucked strings. He tuned his dulcimer to F sharp and struck it with claw … Continue reading →

a day panegyric

Posted on September 19, 2024 by istsfor manity

ballad of oilcan blues oilcan receives transmissions / bluefin bulletins from fungi fishtown / ska+rock steady on the 45 / blam blam fever+phoenix city+wrong emboyo / oilcan loves the blam blam blam / loves when old time hoods call each … Continue reading →

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one a day

Posted on September 18, 2024 by istsfor manity

misdeeds / missives if misdeeds were missives id send u one a day What I’m Reading: Books are states of consciousness, a record—What won’t finally kill you, you eat its tongue — Carolina Ebeid / “Assume the Role of Cassandra, … Continue reading →

monosyllabic love-tee-dums

Posted on September 17, 2024 by istsfor manity

im a dream creep im a dream creep having bug dinner / making errant presentations in the round / converting pathological crab kids in love to arthritic husks / i tease a sickle / a cudgel / all show of … Continue reading →

my suppurating sutures

Posted on September 16, 2024 by istsfor manity

thru zoetrope eyes the mandrake sage transmits an incantation / inserts the bulldog queen in heavyweight cream / we have monologue lift-off / the long-rap foreign diplomatic corp spy daylight / the court of weightlifters have protein shakes in hand … Continue reading →

canary muffles syncopated

Posted on September 16, 2024 by istsfor manity

arcade embargo inverted tanka thee ministry of hiccups:strawberry canards like hailcanary mufflessyncopated summer lumpskilowatt fun time What I’m Reading: Butterfly bisque in teacupby mannerist bedside plits a slight gyre withdead fire alarm tears. — Aristilde Kirby / “Daria Ukiyo-e”

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on your bike

Posted on September 15, 2024 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week The impact of climate change has been felt in earlier than ever heat warnings and 46 days of heat index topping 100 degrees, a record set last summer. — Ashley Minazi / “Why does … Continue reading →

fresh & pressed

Posted on September 14, 2024 by istsfor manity

thee stillbirthed republic hit me on thee setteeleave your fingermarks & hotwelts rising on my twisted back be my grand inquisitor imperiousin ermine & red velveteenyour incandescence / the weanof duchess-induced melancholia i call you weasel fingers& you coo like … Continue reading →

delirium dream fever

Posted on September 13, 2024 by istsfor manity

vintage mintage 610 amdeliriumdream fever acorn thwacksmy head/ tizzy / netherworld revealedmy shadow eclipseupon eliot’s prickly pear he’s wasteland boundpreying on a prayingbreathless culvert ms breathless culvertif you please she’s highon perry masonrerunsall incompetent irrelevant & immaterial&if it please the … Continue reading →

three trick pony

Posted on September 12, 2024 by istsfor manity

world be damned call me by your martyr namemartyrs use specific appellations admire the ultrasound mindsets! sets of resistors separatefrom our captive marmosetsbassoonists & timpanists (all) from olypmpianational park swarming lemming denswith an ostinato phrase pitched at deathly they gotta … Continue reading →