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"Bring back the puppet arts. It was such a rich space for avant-garde work in Romania and Poland. Even Daniil Kharms wrote for puppets. 🖤" —@alinaetc.bsky.social via

This is the sort of statue we need to replace the old ones.

   to scuff again that beach
   whereon ago we walked,
      at earthrise peeked
before our progress came to botch

   then i watched us land
   did not expect so long
      nor such a gang
of apes would stem the leap beyond

   a climax forest's fall
   has something yet to teach
      & now i'll watch
unfurling of the final reel

   bring measles to the moon

I added a whole new column on my 2026 apocalypse bingo card just to make room for this one.