Tag Archives: Dream Notation

end of summer

Posted on August 27, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “Someone calls me by the skinI did not know I hadand to this I think—language, …” — Mathem Shiferraw / “Beginnings” “The greatest challenge the Anthropocene poses isn’t how the Department of Defense … Continue reading →

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enough of that

Posted on August 26, 2023 by istsfor manity

FORMATTING: press the eject + cut the tape “… if the story is starting to feel very forced, or if you become excited about an alternate possibility for your story, feel free to abandon or modify one of these constraints” … Continue reading →

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there’s my hinge

Posted on August 25, 2023 by istsfor manity

folding (found cut-up) still alivechest tightens these trees days darkenthere’s my hinge this is mefolding What I’m Reading: “Yellow spreads and smooths, a downpourof the pure light of its name,tropicordial.” — Adélia Prado / “Praise for a Color”

the red button

Posted on August 24, 2023 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “The ruin we made of our gardenIs confusing even today.” — Fanny Howe / “Tapestry”

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only the quaquaverse

Posted on August 23, 2023 by istsfor manity

a merry place to lose an eyeball or your spleen being splenetic was only the half of it there was no self awareness there was only the quaquaverse What I’m Reading: “… in a world that runs on gallons / … Continue reading →

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in the gate

Posted on August 22, 2023 by istsfor manity

decenter the I (tanka) flickering my eyesi will decenter the Ilike a flicker filmcaught in the gate / melting down /the WE — is the one thing real What I’m Reading: “Every-man-for-himself politics will have to yield to we’re-all-in-this-together; otherwise, … Continue reading →

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marinate ur mind

Posted on August 21, 2023 by istsfor manity

cut-up method/o/lo/gy (tanka) dont appease / go back —all the background to destroy —liberate urself cut-up / marinate ur mindstew in random abandon What I’m Reading: “’Genesis … your task from now on is to tell me . . . … Continue reading →

humans are wired

Posted on August 20, 2023 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “‘For years, you read all the articles,’ Wehage told me recently, over the phone. ‘You look at pictures of the pollution, you think about the greed that fuels it, and you feel upset. … Continue reading →

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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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