Books and Films of 2016

The usual caveat - some of these were complete wastes of time. Much better than the year before, but probably only due to taking creative writing courses. 1. Examined Life (F) 2. Carol (F) 3. Othello, William Shakespeare (L) 4. Omkara, Vishal Bhadwaj (F) 5. The Danish Girl (F) 6. The Book of Frank, CAConrad…Read more Books and Films of 2016

morningpage.13 (security, hard water, acid reflux)

this is what counts as broad daylight t f does niceness count for hard water and the cold steal all flavour out your mouth I like it but I don't like it that much don't picture my body don't trivial pursue my mind I'm lying if I say I'm lying with her between the biblical lines you…Read more morningpage.13 (security, hard water, acid reflux)

morningpage.12 (bonsai gardens, refrigerator, homeopathic remedies)

context: play this game / with your you-self / when it's late and inappropriate. promise yourself you won't forget / what it means to be beholden to someone. it's not a lie if you believe it yourself. the thing about this world is she says the sad fact of the matter is no one owes you…Read more morningpage.12 (bonsai gardens, refrigerator, homeopathic remedies)

morningpage.11 (whiteboards, made up snack packaging, impostor syndrome, bleach times)

Amanda F. Palmer and the Art of Being Seen on thoroughly parsing eye contact 'i like everything you are saying with this look you are making me  nervous' - found on the underground whiteboards, 26th november 2016: my heart is at ease knowing that which was meant for me will never escape me and that which…Read more morningpage.11 (whiteboards, made up snack packaging, impostor syndrome, bleach times)

morningpage.10 (mantises, horoscopes, futility, psychic ability)

别藐视务实的重要性 // do not underestimate the regulations of a reality if you are experiencing that tumultuous overturning of the soul, deep and utter revelations every fifteen minutes, a friendly reminder: you prayed for this. // thank you / for coming / I loved / having you. // why is the measure of pride possession? why…Read more morningpage.10 (mantises, horoscopes, futility, psychic ability)

soundcloud: SOUNDS OF HEAVY BREATHING RECONTEXTUALISED

"THE SOUNDS OF HEAVY BREATHING RE-CONTEXTUALISED, PART ONE. NOW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, MP4, AND FLIPBOOK. SLIGHT RESISTANCE. PERFUNCTORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. MILD DISGUST. GREATER DISGUST. A GENERAL ENACTMENT OF THE WAYS IN WHICH ONE MIGHT EVOKE DISGUST. THE FIRST TIME A HUMAN BEING ENCOUNTERED REJECTION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANT TO…Read more soundcloud: SOUNDS OF HEAVY BREATHING RECONTEXTUALISED

morningpage.09 (mussels, karaoke, bathtime struggles)

1.  α today we are talking about how your ring's torn my finger up / for a year and a half now / and that cute hat / and the scarf / anything that is amenable / to having holes in it really / whistling past the aorta / ventricle dreaming / musclebound memoriam /…Read more morningpage.09 (mussels, karaoke, bathtime struggles)

morningpage.08 (cunts, banana violin, insomnia)

who reads every word any more ? the cards said, don't let yr cups spill over. I saw a man with an electric banana violin amped up the sadness a single string sighing over the sound of negotiation stole my heart in a hawaiian shirt the buskers here are fanged with talents can you imagine once…Read more morningpage.08 (cunts, banana violin, insomnia)

morningpage.07 (harry potter, spinal column, tinfoil, snoring)

I am learning / to flick a knife open with / one hand I am holding / my breath / for no reason until I calm / all the halfway down I am content / sharing this burrito / with you I cannot take / this much / bliss with me / into the tomb…Read more morningpage.07 (harry potter, spinal column, tinfoil, snoring)

morningpage.06 (cockatrices, hurt, why is the measure of love loss)

yes, I am heavy-handed with / the garlic / with my lovers' eyes / the finicky chicken claw caress that comes with not knowing / how to relax into one's own being -- I mated thrice with a cockatrice / all gamble / no artifice / a comb of eggs hidden under the flap of…Read more morningpage.06 (cockatrices, hurt, why is the measure of love loss)