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Video: “The Tub” by Amy Hempel (with text)

Posted on March 25, 2023 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOEdTowESIY&t=2s My heart – I thought it stopped. So I got in my car and headed for God. I passed two churches with cars parked in front. Then I stopped at the third because no…

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“Legend,” a very short tale from Jorge Luis Borges

Posted on July 19, 2022 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
“Legend” by Jorge Luis Borges Translated by Andrew Hurley Cain and Abel came upon each other after Abel’s death. They were walking through the desert, and they recognized each other from afar, since both men were…

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Ursula Le Guin, again?

Posted on January 31, 2018 by randomyriad

Giant Flying Cats! This woman really had some brilliant ideas. Although, it might be a bit frightening as well. But really this is a great book filled with some very interesting writing and fantastic storytelling, and big freakin’ cats that … Continue reading →

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The Opposite of Civilization

Posted on January 24, 2018 by randomyriad

It is a durable, ubiquitous, specious metaphor, that one about veneer (or paint, or pliofilm, or whatever) hiding the nobler reality beneath. It can conceal a dozen fallacies at once. One of the most dangerous is the implication that civilization, being artificial, … Continue reading →

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a few short bits with little Einstein on the side.

Posted on December 2, 2015 by randomyriad

I 2 sentence story inspired by Edgar Allan Poe Persistent furtive tapping, echoing up from the eternally dark basement, drew me down into the abyssal dankness. Now I wander lost in this subterranean vault, haunted by the unceasing touch of … Continue reading →

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