Category Archives: Writing

deep in quicksand

Posted on August 19, 2023 by istsfor manity

rainforest blues (tanka) my boots full of mudparasites in the waterthigh deep in quicksand im thinking of tapping out—this is a maddening game What I’m Reading: “Earlier that same night, Halyard was in a taxi on his way to dinner … Continue reading →

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one endless upbraiding

Posted on August 17, 2023 by istsfor manity

unlocking the vault— where i dont upbraid myself continuously—where john currin paintings dont come to life—where id like to be in some remote place like yellowknife—but as the earth is burning there—and there remains no place to go—that isnt burning—and … Continue reading →

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cutting rainforest petrodollars

Posted on August 16, 2023 by istsfor manity

trash dash: m. iv. (redux+re-edit) overheard in the uzbek restaurant… wayward talk of chile and ecuador, the prime stops on the silk road, techniques of the boustrophedon, raging poppy fields + too much hash… the one-upmanship: sharp… a peripatetic call … Continue reading →

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sleepy time pills

Posted on August 15, 2023 by istsfor manity

slap happy sleep trap (tanka) downloading darknessim full of sleepy time pillsbreathing deep silencedone filing the air with wordsthe void is swallowing me What I’m Reading: “Why are the world’s richest people obsessed with preparing for the apocalypse? Because they’re … Continue reading →

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feeding your cataract

Posted on August 14, 2023 by istsfor manity

Found Email (Help Needed) @ n+7 Friday, 11 August 2023 08:20:00 · D. L. in Help Needed / Offered Other Hi neighbors A removal that M. is available for joists you may have ranging from recycling to watering plastics to … Continue reading →

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carrying our mothers

Posted on August 13, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “She weeps because she can see our dead uterus lying sadly on a pillow—mura gyud ug pagod na tocino looking very much like the burnt pork belly at breakfast no one wants to … Continue reading →

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blue meanie cavils

Posted on August 12, 2023 by istsfor manity

Re: ACTUALIZACION DE CUENTA On Aug 11, 2023, at 11:59 AM, C.S. wrote: Good afternoon Sorry to bother you again Mr. X but in my narrative, I need to clarify your profession (Writer) Can you please elaborate a little more? … Continue reading →

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a bouffant vegemite

Posted on August 11, 2023 by istsfor manity

una plasta she served me a bouffant vegemitesando—a behemoth shovelfulof pasty organic bloboid—una plasta culturally speaking—oh yes delicious!gastric burble rumblelachrymose facial tics no i couldnt eat anotherso dense + unusual?— noplease u r too kind (somebody hit the rewind) What … Continue reading →

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anonymously we low

Posted on August 10, 2023 by istsfor manity

shoehorned headdress for a coupcoolness —- alien june airmother harangued into impromptuthree days —- nationalpiled into our small 800 milesdysfunction sloughs marriage at this 500th of a secondjune is inarticulatedefiles of the truthlike family mountains recede usgreens drain to greyanonymously … Continue reading →

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a low churning

Posted on August 9, 2023 by istsfor manity

aint we a thing delightful ive seen too much already+ i aint seen a thing drip drip dripo the blood in the system a constant huma low churning charnel house whirnight + day aint we a thingdelightful in hubris not … Continue reading →

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