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"...how, out of a tiny mention in Perec’s La Vie mode d'emploi /Life: A User's Manual (1978 / 1987 translated by David Bellos), Culley conceived of the large open serial form of the 'Hammertown' trilogy..."

"the fascination of trifles; the enchantment of frivolity; the spell of worthless things; the seduction of nonsense; the charm of idle pursuits; the lure of empty pleasures; the enticement of meaningless diversions; the allure of trivial things; the spell of slight things" —@timesflow.bsky.social

"We’re a week in. Do we really still need to explain the Strait of Hormuz?"

1. "caltrops"

bad charade at nightfall
where do the shards carol
calthumpian thirlsnooze
upthrust duppy vespers

Frankford invigilated
frabjous queue of abject
the gray miles grilseswindle
granular point blank bando

refugee of Egypt
Geronimo Kronstad
bad charade at nightfall
where do the shards guzzle

2. "liminal clownship"

   Algol blurb
egress dollhouse
   glimmering
absinthe clasp murk
   from obtuse
hellspawn Ogpu

3.

but what will come of it all
dark sky behind bright buildings
les lauriers sont coupés
another busted city

"The singer-songwriter portrayed by Timothée Chalamet in 'A Complete Unknown' credited his own songwriting breakthrough to an experience he had at the opera."