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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....

tap tap tap

Posted on October 26, 2023 by istsfor manity

esperance calling follow myriad routes of varying lengthspast aspens beeches cedars and larchesit’s not required or conducive to spiritual reflectionbut how else would you see a hellbender or red eftor be attentive to the gentle sounds around you:breezes whipping through … Continue reading →

one more day

Posted on October 25, 2023 by istsfor manity

painted turtle blues (tanka) i did my good deed—rescued a painted turtleout of the roadway i meddled with nature’s way—terrapin lives one more day What I’m Reading: “New German research data makes clear that cycling doesn’t just clear the air, … Continue reading →

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most general terms

Posted on October 24, 2023 by istsfor manity

Unknown Characteristics I am a 10-year veteran of disaster remediation.There is no reliable data for this operation.The operation has to be planned from scratch.Speak only in the most general terms.Reaveal nothing of value.This is so secret I can’t call my … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt.48

Posted on October 23, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Lord, I say, I am shaken;This mattress of dirt won’t bounce a bug.I used to sleep on ripples. Now I napWhere I drop in a pasture of odds and ends.” — Lewis Meyers / “Going to Chicago”

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the long loneliness

Posted on October 22, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “… even a good man was more deadly than the worst of bears…” — Lauren Groff / The Vaster Wilds “Glück’s death marks a line break, but not a full stop, to a … Continue reading →

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my own bed

Posted on October 21, 2023 by istsfor manity

Day Off Get thee behind me, New Hampshire—I’m back in my home state.You stand before me Massachusetts—I’m not a native son but happy adoptee.Bring the magic: flare—into your autumnal finery.I’ve earned a day off the bike—And a night (or two?) … Continue reading →

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as one hugs

Posted on October 20, 2023 by istsfor manity

That was Quick New Hampshire flies by in a couple of hours as one hugs the short length of Atlantic coast in the “Live Free or Die State.” That was quick. Maine and 135 miles in the rear view—home state … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 47

Posted on October 19, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “However, the most intense of all problems for the human race is that we are too many on this planet: nine billion or eight billion is too much. So we have to procreate responsibly.” — Werner Herzog … Continue reading →

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the cyclist’s ride

Posted on October 18, 2023 by istsfor manity

saddle sore (haiku) the perineum—cries—ode to saddle sores: bane!of the cyclist’s ride What I’m Reading: “Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.” — Jose Saramago / The Double

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a bike ride

Posted on October 17, 2023 by istsfor manity

Ride Apropos of nothingI’ll tell you I was born in Jim Crow Miami +Grew up in the age of white flight— When the ubiquitous bumper stickerRead: Will the last American leavingMiami please bring the flag— I lived the punk ethos … Continue reading →

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