Tag Archives: Quotes

show your papers

Posted on April 5, 2026 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week My father loved to leave mein a movie theaterby myselfbeginning when I was six seated aloneby the aisle He paid the usher a dimeto make sureno one kidnapped or molested me — John Yau … Continue reading →

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death by numbness

Posted on April 4, 2026 by istsfor manity

NO! to sanity. Bombardment. Body snatching. Wrath. Susceptibilities. Just four psychological subalterns, as essential as conceit and distraction. Shall we start a sacrilegious adherence imperilling the hegemonic horse-carts of bodice rippers?  Bring out yer’ dead! Bombs can be dropped like bread … Continue reading →

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consult your orifices

Posted on April 3, 2026 by istsfor manity

Nothing to Clown About I’ve been, generally, very happy with the professionalism of this tin-opener as opposed to the nonsense vaso-ergots — nothing to clown about, just go, go, go, go, go! My only condescension is that recently I’ve been … Continue reading →

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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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