Unspooling

SO I’M ON THE PHONE

I’m talking to Virgil.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS TOOTS

No it was Emile and he was mad.

NYANTHO (THE JURISPRUDENT)

His ass is staying right here.

MAUD AND I TOGETHER WE

I’d say three.

Maybe four.

ZAID THREW TOGETHER A BAND

Re/sounds.

UNCLE RHYS

Too young of an exposure to

U-Hauls and bowling alley cocktail lounges.

ME AND ZORA NEALE HURSTON

We liked anthropology.

GUILLERMO LIVED IN LA RANA

We worked together.

SOREN

He predeceased himself

In that patented patented style.

ZENO’S GETTING AHEAD OF HIMSELF

And there’s a border in every direction.

LIKE I TOLD TALA

Most everything’s on a timer.

BUT LOUIE ONCE IN AWHILE

Louie would bring us out hamburgers.

DANIELLE?

Danielle’s probably.

If I had to guess.

I would say.

Umm.

JURAJ KRISTOF

He was notorious.

WAKE UP RAEESHA

Raeesha!

VANTRICE SAYS

I enjoy smashing the patriarchy,

Obliterating gender binaries,

And making new friends.

MR. SONG

I wonder whatever happened to him.

AUGUST AND ARCHER

Be sure and give them our regards.

I REMEMBER HADIYAH WENT UP

We went up.

DAVE FROM PERFORMANCE PUMPING

Deep set eyes of busted out windows.

Taciturn as scrap metal.

LINH

What would you recommend?

JOHNNYCAKES

I’m done talking.

Day Drinking

STILL LIFE WITH SNOT DRIP

Romero and Juliet.

East of Egypt.

Cold Mountain Racket Club.

TOPLESS HOSPITAL

IV pole dancing.

OPEN HOUSE

Free reputation analysis.

EFFORTLESS STYLE

It’s hard.

SUPER IMPORTANT THINGS

Seldom are a sort of something else.

FADING DESIRE

Leftovers from the day before and the day before that.

MAYHEM, JUNEHEM, JULYHEM

Fatal stabbing at a baby shower.

Fatal shooting at a wedding reception.

Fatal stomping at a funeral.

COLLAPSE

Upthrusts of dust and debris

CHILDHOOD

Mogul of dirt.

Mud Hall of Fame.

WARRIOR

Sword of endless pour.

Shield of rearview mirrors.

SINFONIETTA

For cellophane and cello.

BIG MAMA EARTH

Something deep inside.

DAY DRINKING

And who could blame you?

DOPE

There’s never been a better time.

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Hearing voices.

ENCORE

Rewilded.

COSTCO

I got married there.

PLANT MANAGER

On strong wings flying.

FEMALE AND MALE

Both sing.

Surprise Us (but not too much)

FANS ARE BUZZING

As bees in meadows

Performing love’s regatta

Cheer on an octopus plus coxswain

Outfoxing all other coxed eights

And rocking a cottonmouth escort!

YOU KNOW I THINK YOU’RE RIGHT

About taking off that heavy quilt.

CAN’T HEAR THE ORCHESTRA BAOBAB FOR THE SWAMP COOLER

Early Orchestra Baobab.

I’M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO

You know that feeling?

MY MIND IS HARDLY LESS SWIFT OF FOOT

Than the birds of the air are of wing.

Two beers closer to the umber foothills of paradise.

OK NO YEAH

It may be available.

NOBODY NEVER GOT OVER NOTHING NOT

Sitting inside drinking

Waiting for it to be cool enough to be

Sitting outside drinking

They didn’t.

I LIKE ‘EM FLAME HIPPED AND LABILE

The more labile the more liable.

FEELS LIKE

Feta and basil.

FOREVER THIS STICKS IN MY HEAD

What does it mean?

I wish I knew

What’s being said.

EVERY TIME I ENTER

My feelings flies.

HEAT ENGULFS ME WITH CRAZE

I love you your music.

 EXITS A CHARMER

I am so amazed of this!

CASHEW NUTS SALAD

Specialist in all style.

WHILE PLAYING WITH THIS IDEA

I rear-ended a big rig.

BOTH

Best thing that ever happened to me.

Biggest mistake I ever made.

FLORENCE, OREGON

She said it was the first time she had stayed with a man in a motel.

I looked at her. Get used to it, I said.

FOLKS ARE NOW LIKE WAIT A MINUTE

Another royal wedding?

Dangerious

I LISTEN AND EVERYWHERE I HEAR

Say good bye to stubborn fat.

THINGS THAT RESONATE

Bonus giveaways.

Complimentary upgrades.

Free delivery for VIP Rewards members.

PAGEANT ON THE 32^ND FLOOR

A billion semi-finalists.

Quivering on the skewer.

DANGERIOUS

In the house.

Lodged like a bullet.

FIERCE FIGHTING

Between spring rolls and egg rolls

In the battle for Climate Zone 7.

AND I TOLD HAKIM TOO

I said

Get this.

NO THAT’S RULE NUMBER ONE

Brand name sun care.

YEAH SO NO

Hakim knew.

Hakim’s wife knew.

YOU KNOW WHAT I NOTICE ABOUT HER IS SHE

Not that he’s any better.

I JUST TEXTED HIM

No what happened is.

SO BASICALLY

France and Thailand are nothing more than luxury labels.

IT’S LIKE A WAR ZONE

I’m beyond devastated.

THERE NEVER WAS LIKE A FORMAL

Unveiling, opening, launch or drop.

YOU START TO WONDER

I do anyway.

I’M JUST LIKE OH SURE

Accent offerings?

WERE YOU THERE THE OTHER NIGHT

When Tamir said something about aebleskivers to Lindzi?

OR LOOK IN THE MIRROR

And simply pay the difference.

I SHOULDN’T HAVE

Fucked her sister.

I guess.

SO UM LET’S SEE

What’s 9 percent of 5.4 billion?

THE NEXT COME AROUND

Make an appointment.

Don't miss out.

K/ME/O

We’ll chop it up.

THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING

Situated in deterritorialized practice.

Dedicated to layering.

Privileging smoke, deep fry, or barbecue.

YOU’RE SO AMAZING!

I want to follow you on Facebook!

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Feeling Some Type of Way

When I was blogging weekly, I would now and again post a round up of what has been influencing me.

Recently, great reading wonderful writing from Sudan, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Japan, China (poetry), great listening to music and musicians from Mali, Senegal, Japan, China (percussion and strings) Mexico, USA (symphonic).

This caught my eye:  http://emilysteinberg.com/home.html

And Jim Andrews is doing some appealing visual work with the poetry of bill bissett.

Plus I love 99cent urban fiction from USA. Here are highlights from a recent novel:

Selections from My Bad Spanish B!tch by Quan Millz 

• I don’t give a fuck what nobody says. A bitch got real pussy needs that need to be met.
• I ain’t drove all the way over here for nothing.
• Cassie was a gorgeous black bitch mixed with Asian. I think Filipino or some shit.
• I had been fucking with her ass off and on for a hot lil minute. We were in the off phase, and I guess she was in her feelings about me sending her ass to voicemail whenever she called.
• I’d rather just stay away. Let her miss a nigga then pop back up in her life like ain’t shit happened.
• I assumed she knew her place as being one of my side snacks, but guess I was wrong given her angry ass was standing in front of me at this very moment.

Well that's it for now. Always looking forward to the weekend...

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