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"Swan Lake is so Russian that it ran 24/7 as filler Russian television during the confused fall of the Soviet Union, because whoever was in charge was so sure it would be a safe choice no matter what followed."

"wedding cake
my wind-bleached bones
the feel of moonlight"

--@poemexe.com

Genuine carmine thread.

" 'You are not at the bottom of a hole?' asked Toad.

'No, said Frog.

'You are not lost in the woods?' asked Toad.

'No,' said Frog.

'You are not being eaten by a big animal?' asked Toad.

'No,' said Frog. 'Not at all.' " --@frogandtoadbot.bsky.social

"Right now, the right wants a word that stings, and the R-word does the trick.."