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Chris's avatar

This one is a mic drop... fantastic.

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Munda Squire's avatar

'pity this busy monster, manunkind'

pity this busy monster, manunkind,

not. Progress is a comfortable disease:

your victim (death and life safely beyond)

plays with the bigness of his littleness

--- electrons deify one razorblade

into a mountainrange; lenses extend

unwish through curving wherewhen till unwish

returns on its unself.

A world of made

is not a world of born --- pity poor flesh

and trees, poor stars and stones, but never this

fine specimen of hypermagical

ultraomnipotence. We doctors know

a hopeless case if --- listen: there's a hell

of a good universe next door; let's go

e. e. cummings

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Jeremy Massey's avatar

Caitlin, every one of your missives is a silver bullet. Your book just arrived in the post today. Thank you, and please, don’t stop. JM

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Vera Scroggins's avatar

Yes. Hear the whales and let them lead us out of our slumber and fears.

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Renee's avatar

Love this

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Luis A. Melendez Albizu's avatar

Another precious piece from the incomparable Caitlin Johnston.

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Jim Prues's avatar

Again, lovely thoughts. The juggernaut will be stopped (legal status of corporations ended) and the whales will sing happier songs as our new o/s emerges. World 5.0

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