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We HEART Marfa! (endless travelogue by Jessica Piazza)
Plans have changed. Negotiations have been made. Hill country has been eschewed, and Marfa is now, officially, our favorite place ever. We’re staying an extra night here. Also, maybe we’re never leaving. After the…
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Disdelusionment [a meander by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dearest Bleaders, I don’t think it matters that we forget so much. There was a stage of about a year wherein the little boy lined things up: a collection of thread spools would be…
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“Goddess. . .because. . .because” by Jess (1954)
On the left, "Goddess. . .because. . .because" (1954) by Jess. I think that Alexandra Anderson-Spivy is a little too severe on this particular collage, which she sees as derivative of Max Ernst: "Goddess.…
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All The Fun’s In How You Say A Thing* (even more travelogue by Jessica Piazza)
Hi travel pal! It’s almost six p.m., and daytime is only a glowing line of bright yellow clinging to the black hills of West Texas. We just rolled through border patrol, where a very…
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Cori and the Kitten! Yes! (by Mitch Sisskind)
My favorite movie scene is the one where the detective and his wife are sound asleep and the phone rings on the night table. The detective quickly awakens, picks up the phone, and says,…
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I Forgot It Was Tuesday, So Here’s a Present Instead of a Post (by Laura Orem)
Okay, I forgot. Don't take it personally, please – I'm up to my eyeballs in papers to grade, and I also forgot to buy dog food and do the laundry. Give me a break…
