“‘But why do you hate stories so much?’ Haroun blurted, feeing stunned. ‘Stories are fun…’ ‘The world, however, is not for Fun,’ Khattam-Shud replied. ‘The world is for Controlling.’”- Salman […]
On Nonparticipation
“More and more [voters] declared, if only by nonparticipation, their alientation from the political system. In 1960, 63 percent of those eligible to vote voted in the presidential election. By […]
Friday Links: Off Substack Edition
“Then she spotted his missing toe…ripped off her own left shoe…When Jack saw her extra pink toe, he swore he felt his missing one come back into its place.” – […]
Friday Listens: Burgers Or Tacos? Edition
The new Shipwrecked Sailor album is here, have some liner notes
Friday Links: In The Body Of Empire Edition
“you tatter at twilight. Soiled / little prince, what have you done? // What have you done to our field?” – Srikanth Reddy, “Fifth Circle”
Towards A More Poetic Basketball Fandom
“remind you // those who wear the crown must wear it / as a crown / it cannot be worn as a hat” – Adrian Sobol, “gradation of american hunger”
Friday Links: Love In The Time Of Climate Change Edition
“living on a houseboat is a thing adults do / and the sky is full of helicopters.” – Amorak Huey, “Everything I Know About Life I Learned from 1980s Action Shows”
Let's Read A Poem A Third Time
“‘The sun is shining’ is a dead sentence. ‘The sun is crying’ is closer to a living one. Living sentences have teeth. Even between the lines.” – Lee Seong-bok, ‘Indeterminate Inflorescence’
Friday Links: I Want My HAIR SHIRT Edition
“They name a sandwich after you, then a street. Each day, you feel yourself shrinking against the image of your one true act.” – Adrian Sobol, “weiner dog”
Let's Read Another Poem
“Poetry is where things miss the mark or go against the grain. Like linking ‘library’ with ‘underwear’ instead of ‘books.'” – Lee Seong-bok, ‘Indeterminate Inflorescence’