Tag Archives: Chance Operations

void and begins

Posted on April 2, 2026 by istsfor manity

The Revanchist’s Score (to Settle) She is clearly not amused. Events have gone awry. It is her score (to settle) now—it is placid and peat-boggy notional—certainly “doable.” She will take back her river of grass. The dissonance is too much … Continue reading →

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fortunes he amassed

Posted on April 1, 2026 by istsfor manity

dashed (haiku) counting his fortuneshe amassed a lifetime’s dashedhopes and dreams deferred What I’m Reading: If you really see the people and places in your life, with all of their ordinariness and allure, you can feel awake. You can remember … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 31, 2026 by istsfor manity

Beyond Grammar: Ellipses Lost Clothes hoist. They can’t stop every time it gets windy or they’ll never finish the job. Don’t disturb Papa. He’ll rage out of the room and throw darts at us. I wish we had never given … Continue reading →

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in my neighborhood pt. 126 (thee i love my neighborhood edition)

Posted on March 30, 2026 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: There’s no such thing as a better coloniser. — Sara Olsvig / “Greenland Independence Statement” / Equator

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the hottest stretch

Posted on March 29, 2026 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week In life, I was rigid.I had a treatment plan. I had a prism. It bent the light.I mistook it for vision. — Lisa Wells / “13.” A good way to marginalize the most dangerous … Continue reading →

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it looks pretty

Posted on March 28, 2026 by istsfor manity

The Arkansas Fluke (redux) I ate the wrong crawfish on my first float trip. It really wasn’t wrong, but eating it raw sure was. A specialized blood test found a lung fluke eating me from the inside out. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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to stone relentles

Posted on March 27, 2026 by istsfor manity

What I’m Listening To: A long black over coat will show no stainFeel the heat and the burn on your backThe rip and the moan and the stretch of the rackAll my belongings in a flour sackWill the place I … Continue reading →

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wobbly and piqued

Posted on March 26, 2026 by istsfor manity

Smiling Pile of Poo Mr. Drinky is coming . . . Oy!IT’S Time to get SOUSED!Time to get pickled, oblivious,Plastered, and f***in’ black-out. Weather the foul miasmaIn a smoky funk —Wither and wane like an inebriateMonk. Drunk as a skunk! … Continue reading →

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an impossible form

Posted on March 25, 2026 by istsfor manity

Blackout-ish Poem 02.03.14 (redux) An irritating squirrel saysTo an umbrella made of stone: You are a conflation of an Absurdist dialectic.You are an impossible form. The umbrella sprouts a stratocumulus cloud on its ferrule and floats away. The squirrel, inspired, … Continue reading →

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renew my passport

Posted on March 24, 2026 by istsfor manity

Have to do stupid stuff I can’t handle the glitches . . . Backup codes let me access my account if my phone is lost, stolen, or if I run it through the washing machine and the bag of rice trick … Continue reading →

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