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About istsfor manity

i'm a truncated word-person looking for an assemblage of extracted teeth in a tent full of mosquitoes (and currently writing a novel without writing a novel word) and pulling nothing but the difficult out of the top hat while the bunny munches grass in the hallway. you might say: i’m thee asynchronous voice over in search of a film....

trickle & tone

Posted on October 12, 2026 by istsfor manity

No Fear She found herself on the other side of the country — drove in a fugue as far west as she could until she hit the ocean. As she drove away from the eastern ocean on the other extreme … Continue reading →

my favorite immigrant

Posted on October 11, 2026 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week The sky is a century with no windows.I say things like that. Sorry.You have more rights than the undocumented:I need a permit to uproot you.Ofelia believes only rain can touch all of you.My mother … Continue reading →

this must cease

Posted on October 10, 2026 by istsfor manity

Meet The Beetles! Briefly, gentlemen, it has come to my attention that there has been an inordinate amount of “buggery” going on between you and our beetles. This will not do. As of tomorrow at 7:00 am all those apprehended … Continue reading →

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florins for eyewear

Posted on October 9, 2026 by istsfor manity

The Last Nimbus (redux) A nebula forms around my headboard& congeals—a pulsating fathom’s roost. A blinding white flash—great speedwell & arrowhead fall. Encrusted like the lotus-eaters—incubated / intubated / spacesuited /pillows backboned. A pair of florins for eyewear—now set for … Continue reading →

the wound loop

Posted on October 8, 2026 by istsfor manity

Misanthrope I am a battering ram of ill intentionI am a wounded person I was wounded while very youngI have made it my life’s mission — First, subconsciously,Later, with rigor — To wound others in returnfamily, friends, strangers, humanity… Even … Continue reading →

a ravenous cur

Posted on October 7, 2026 by istsfor manity

Anything But That 1.Wild dogs, squirrels, feral hogs, and bear were constant staples of our cook pots. We used them to supplement our two pounds allotment of rice each month. 2.“I brought everything but that. I deny the existence of … Continue reading →

lost of causes

Posted on October 6, 2026 by istsfor manity

misdemeanors and woodpiles look in the mirrormisdemeanors and woodpiles i am an egotist in a spangled tabernaclethe most lost of causes i’m still hereunsupervised and undeserving beginner landslideson and off at the most inopportune the hot chomp braglone cocoa beat … Continue reading →

oozes with entitlement

Posted on October 5, 2026 by istsfor manity

The Chromosome Counter Once again he applies murderous fillings to his ding-dongs as his antagonists in an old feud fail and fall—one after the next. Life is a gentle waxing suspense to him, but ultimately an infusion of toasted morning … Continue reading →

impossible to control

Posted on October 4, 2026 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week For decades, Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an open sewer and cashed in on the consequences. — António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations / “Final Address to the United Nations, September … Continue reading →

thrown into darkness

Posted on October 3, 2026 by istsfor manity

Dinnertime Blues Mother ate the moonTurned out the sky She stormed insideOpened her mouth Out came a stringOf seven planets Dinner was thrownInto darkness What I’m Reading: Humans did not end themselves in one gulp, but in small sips, and … Continue reading →