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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 →

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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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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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