Tag: writing

Standing Before the Mirror Unadorned

Inserting the pleasure. Finding no connections between plan & act. Alighting — the pathway of lightning. The lightning alit on the pla[i]n[e]. The lightning dismounted the towering, charging storm-cloud. Rhythm. Stop. Spot. Ought ex em, clap thunder, run, pitty-pat. Answer beside. Sit beside. Answer back the talking drum. Keep clear of the combine. Athwart the […]

The Revolt, Ever to Collect Its Due

A poem with a more concrete narrative than most from my book Synaptic Syntactic. Read more from Synaptic Syntactic by checking out the posts tagged Synaptic Syntactic. Buy the whole book in one neat offline package with no clicking around page loads at BookBaby or Synaptic Syntactic on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, […]

Consider the Chinyingi Footbridge

Excerpt from the award winning 2023 novel Community Board by Tara Conklin, used without permission, pages 164-168 [ Blogger’s note: The footbridge, Brother Crispin, the fatal accident and the story of building it are all real. Darcy Clipper and Marcus Dash-La Grand are of course fictional. Community Board is a novel ] [ . . […]

Policy Ideas to Unite Our Communities

One of two main text/image blocks I’m currently printing & attaching to my postcards (although this one has no image, I had too much to say!). The stuff handwritten on the left edge and the ‘fortune cookie’ glyph sequence are unique to each card. The other one has the last paragraph from this text block […]

We the People [citation needed]

— In this tale by turns sordid & harrowing we can now relate blow by blow, how it all had come to be, barring [SEE DISCLAIMER, GRAND JURY REGULATIONS, AND DOCUMENTATIONS OF IMMUNITY] those the many parts we could not.

T Thorn Coyle on Law, One Point on the Pearl Pentacle

The content explores the relationship between law, pride, and natural alignment. It emphasizes that true pride fosters community and connection, while distorted laws rooted in unworthiness lead to isolation. By recognizing personal laws and their impact, individuals can align better with natural law, fostering balance and harmony within themselves and the wider world.

Project 2025: The Plan To DESTROY Women’s Rights + Fortune of the Day

If you were not paying attention and voted for all this, I’m sorry to inform you… Watch at least the 3 minute introductory segment /// From your St. Matthews local poetry & art blogger & political analyst (for the Nextdoor app people) /// “he conversation delves into specific plans affecting reproductive rights, social security, climate protections, and more, and highlights the alarming implications for American democracy.”

A note on the utility of gender-free pronouns in literature

Consider the phrase “the Raven of Stars begins xyr [simplify: their] dance” which is what I was writing (for the Discordian Postcard Conspiracy) the first time I decided I required a multiple genderless possessive. In my case, I wanted to specify that despite being a ‘the’ the Raven of Stars was not-singular yet [……]