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Tag: film

February ’25: Of her still body there sprang a little blaze

Author’s Note: These entries are typically relayed as a play-by-play, but this month’s (and possibly continually) will be a collage … More

Diaries, Fiction, film, literature, Poetry

Mining the Red Wheelbarrow

so much dependsupon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the whitechickens —The Red Wheelbarrow, William Carlos Williams When I … More

books, Creative Non Fiction, film, Literary Criticism, literature

Hoard: Permission to be Gross

Film: Hoard (dir. Luna Carmoon) Run Time: 2h 6m Rating: ★★★★★ “I murdered my mother, you see,” is how Luna … More

Cultural Criticism, Culture, film, Film Essay, Film Review, TV and Film

June Diary ’24

The fresh, pink jelly of twenty-seven trips around the sun hits my soul. I spend the day eating cake and … More

books, bookworm, diary, film, journal, literature

Last Orders

It’s my last shift at my local pub, and I’m on the night shift. I’ll be spending my final moments … More

bars, Fiction, film, flash fiction, pubs, short story

ole’ ricky//tanka

After American Beauty (1999)  talk to me through the gaps in your shaded window whisper sweet nothings into my tiger balm ears press your … More

american beauty, film, Poetry, tanka

beauty in the world//haibun

After American Beauty (1999)  we talk about life as we talk about death, with a fondness that only gets sweeter … More

american beauty, film, kevin spacey, Poetry
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