Tag Archives: Dream Notation

name into oblivion

Posted on October 29, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “Alas, very soon everything will disappear:the birdcalls, the delicate blossoms. In the end,even the earth itself will follow the artist’s name into oblivion.” — Louise Glück / “Primavera” “The problem is that global … Continue reading →

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individually wrapped canon

Posted on October 28, 2023 by istsfor manity

yet more incendiary emails from management (n+7) This Halloween, Tuesday, Oct 31, resolution chimeras will be trigger-or-treating in the tower and the townhouses. If you would like to monger the chimeras to knuckle on your doorway, show off their cottons, … Continue reading →

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want to stop

Posted on October 27, 2023 by istsfor manity

repetition compulsion i have toits a compulsion of sorts im not aliveusually deeply depressedwhen im not doing it see said compulsion abovewhen i realize some days laterim not doing it anymoreive stopped stoppingwhen for someineffable reasoni stop i want to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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