Tag Archives: Microfiction

of your equanimity

Posted on July 2, 2022 by istsfor manity

Blood Moon Eclipticus Have you ever felt like a fatherless waifIn the presence of your father? Have you ever felt like a cornered catAs your mother hoversOver you in the blood-moon light? I dream of Saturn eating his children I … Continue reading →

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change make waves

Posted on July 1, 2022 by istsfor manity

What I’m Reading: “Today, approximately 21 million women around the world obtain unsafe, illegal abortions each year, and complications from these unsafe procedures account for approximately 13% of all maternal deaths, nearly 50,000 annually.” — American College of Obstetricians and … Continue reading →

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drip drip drip

Posted on June 30, 2022 by istsfor manity

THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP IS NOW A TORRENTIAL FLOOD What I’m Reading: “Credit where due: the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling in West Virginia v. E.P.A. is the culmination of a five-decade effort to make sure that the federal government won’t … Continue reading →

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junior prom floor

Posted on June 29, 2022 by istsfor manity

The Heavy-O-Sity Cream Dream I want you to root the violence out of the system, but you delay and acquiesce — this is the heavy-o-sity of our case. There are no life preservers to pass out—only anvils and 50 lb. … Continue reading →

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on electrified wires

Posted on June 28, 2022 by istsfor manity

Providential This town provides: Mothers smile and say hello, Fathers hit fungo to their sons,Families rally around the flag,White picket fences keep others out, Ambulances cruise & never use sirens,Dogs never bark or froth,Pigeons align themselves from pole to pole— … Continue reading →

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missing its top

Posted on June 27, 2022 by istsfor manity

Microfiction Haiku Fu A microfiction—A mountain missing its top,Vancouver murals. What I’m Reading: “The calories in a great book equal those burned in its reading. Or it’s burning.” — Ben Lerner / Angle of Yaw

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a shared reality

Posted on June 26, 2022 by istsfor manity

The Best Stuff I Read This Week “I want for us to wantto patch every heartand pave every roadand destroy every systemthat has ever left usbroken.” — Jordan Jace / “I want” “Democracy’s survival depends on what happens inside our … Continue reading →

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let it seep

Posted on June 25, 2022 by istsfor manity

Autophagous Trance Dance Allow the terror in—Consider it, live with it,Let it seep deep into your bodyAnd into your mind. Then, and only then,Are you prepared to act. What I’m Reading: “And it’s too late to stop climate change from … Continue reading →

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impassive glitch in

Posted on June 24, 2022 by istsfor manity

Nada Haiku Well above the crowdImpassive glitch in the skyWhat do we call you? What I’m Reading: “Owls peck the windows of the 21st centuryas if looking forthe board membersof Exxon Mobilwho who who who who” — Ilya Kaminsky / … Continue reading →

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destined for history

Posted on June 23, 2022 by istsfor manity

Chancroid v. Chancellor Pasted and made agent, once again, I earned the title of Chancroid of Elfador. I understood public relations and quickly assembled a fleet to sail to Festicularis. Never had so many sumptuous furs been made execrable by … Continue reading →

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