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A Brief History of Russian Culture.

"In this flat and watery land live a people who have been here for thousands of years, famous in Europe for their astounding ability with time and for their former civilisation which now lies in ruins, dwelt in by iguanas with blue tongues, covered in vines." —Charlotte du Cann via

Dusk.

"Blackout

What happened in the dark asphyxiates
years since: deserted knockdown, crawlspace hold,
socket jagged where the ceiling light snapped

off. Dead-end tunnel carved with hieroglyphs
commemorating those who took the dare
and entered, never seen again. Constrained

from oxygen the brain drifts out, then in,
flame guttering, moon dim through vagrant cloud.
Damp hands across the mouth pinch nostrils shut.

Some memories adhere as residue—
trace chemical or corrugated scab—
but faces disappear, as drainage ponds

beget and purge whatever thrives therein.
What happened in the dark stays dark because
you couldn’t look, but didn’t turn away."

—George Witte via

"I never imagined a time when I would look at long-term forecasts and say with confidence that there will be fuckery on a planetary scale over the next year."