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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....

argy-bargy muttering

Primitive Trails From This Point Panda cycling and recycling, panda-demics, and panda demotics. Find yourself in the world of widespread fraud and plate tectonics in response to politic-tonics — those gestures and flourishes that are not of this society, of … Continue reading →

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it was tolerable

the intensity in ur face scares me u look right through me when we argue now u r supplanted by another viper-coiled & ready to strike ur venom ducts overflowing when u used to look like alex chilton it was … Continue reading →

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blind the male gaze

karate nuns in madras a leap of faithinto the snarling madras night karate nuns in madrasdaughters & sisters a lurking shadow’s nightmare sect sororal floral saris hidea vengeful knifea sharpened crucifixbared fangs for pathologicaltesticles karate nuns break boardswith calloused handssmash … Continue reading →

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the lie became truth

Zilch Try the face of a social media influencer on and you shriek at the gutting void behind the mask a headpiece filled with maw — stare at the gaping blackness of obliterated cognition pulverized and sifted like a fine … Continue reading →

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a meteor would

bugbears & ballyhoo watching pandas not watching us during the pandemics dying hours 70 lbs of bamboo please appear in the dark every night pandas are as pandas do & so on & so forth & panda this & panda … Continue reading →

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respond in greek tragedy

Clean-up on Aisle Semantics Its so far removed from the truth he said. This year has withered before our eyes. Doesnt the rice pilaf smell like baking bread she said. No. I think youre smelling the yeast from your crotch … Continue reading →

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welcome to year two!

Thanks For Reading Hello, and welcome to year two of thee istsfor manity reader! Thanks for dropping by, or thanks for following the blog and being a regular reader — or if it’s your first time here: welcome to the … Continue reading →

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all of it raw

Snivel Bingo Most of it unfurled under the moon of twin pandemics All of it challenging Most of it bare All of it raw There are no terpsichoreans in drabble The angels in the firmament made of cheap tin Rain … Continue reading →

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in errant teeth…

terra incognita the third testicle teratoma terra incongnita a life unformed a life imbibed in errant teeth & muscle hair missing its natural head imperfectly formed world impostor globe of skin a sibling incised excised space in absentia a world … Continue reading →

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been feeling pekid?…

Empty Water Don’t let that giant Meyer lemon out by the well anymore. The lemon is taking all the minerals and nutrients out of our water by a process of reverse go-go-frugging — and I ain’t talking about no telemarketing … Continue reading →

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