Tag Archives: Random Sights with Signs

in minuscule handwriting

Posted on October 20, 2021 by istsfor manity

trepanation in the land of bilk & money who drilled a hole in the front of his own skull to increase brain blood volume?& allow the full heartbeat to express itself inside the cranial cavity a column of firemidnight ’til … Continue reading →

in my neighborhood

Posted on October 19, 2021 by istsfor manity

“Someone shot nostalgia in the back…” “Someone shot our innocence…” “In the shadow of his smile…” “Who killed Mr. Moonlight…” “Extracting wasps from stings in flight…” “Who killed Mr. Moonlight?” “All our dreams have melted down…” “As the moon has … Continue reading →

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i long for

Posted on October 18, 2021 by istsfor manity

In Bullet Absentia Avernal Pumpkin Head the all purpose gossamer failure genuflecting in the wind: I am an American by birth, an atheist by choice, and a drowning man by design. I walked the plank between good and evil. I’m … Continue reading →

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officer shot her

Posted on October 15, 2021 by istsfor manity

turn on the news (blackout #101421) police officer killingtime shot women datingwhen they returned home officer shot herchest dead relationshipexpected “… I’m definitely not interested in this idea that there are blank issues, like women’s issues or black issues. If … Continue reading →

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you like quiet

Posted on October 13, 2021 by istsfor manity

Nothing Moves, Nothing Glitters Imagine you’re on the streets of a yellow-down blown downtown. The rat’s nest smell of putrefaction—no one about, but you and the moles. Nothing moves, nothing glitters. There are canyons and spans of unused sound for … Continue reading →

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deal with that

Posted on October 11, 2021 by istsfor manity

Letter Never Sent Dear X— Don’t fight the demons in your head—that will always be a losing proposition. You must realize the demons are there. The demons were invited in at an impressionable age and will always live in your … Continue reading →

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don’t disappoint anyone

Posted on October 8, 2021 by istsfor manity

Workshop Notes Various ideas for your book: Include a scene at a rheumy palace— Maybe adapt a scene from a nonfiction setting on shipwrecked cay. Maybe not. Use these words liberally:ablation; asperity; cassocks; chasubles; hooded cowls; astringent; incursive; afflux; minikin; … Continue reading →

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photographs plastic toys

Posted on October 7, 2021 by istsfor manity

the cult the leap— woodnailsstaplestapephotographsplastic toysfake flowerspaper “Frisky the Clown has a new act for the kids;He smothers them using foam.” — Kenneth Jarrett Singleton / “The Conceptual Circus”

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propelling the day

Posted on October 5, 2021 by istsfor manity

Fingertips I’ve come untetheredThree days lost and out of sortsNow the correction Sitting on the trainThe snow blows blinding outsideHeavy wet and sad The Wailers’ singles in my earsProvide the syncopationPropelling the day On the balconyIn yellow afternoon lightA thrush … Continue reading →

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the action unspooling

Posted on October 4, 2021 by istsfor manity

Raw Manifold … let’s move on to dreams, phosphenes and the armatures and substructures that make up those worlds. Even in the most extreme and intense dreams one may see below the action unspooling in said dream narrative and peak … Continue reading →

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