7 Rules of Etiquette for a Masked Ball | after Bob Dylan, after a fashion

Do not discuss your vulnerability or your illness. If someone does, note their stature in the masquerade. If it is high, make a show of compassion or strength. If it is low, do nothing. Do not be decisive. If you have to accept something, do so reluctantly. If you have to decline, accept with enthusiasm … Continue reading 7 Rules of Etiquette for a Masked Ball | after Bob Dylan, after a fashion →

Raincheck | micro-play of our love lost, in the voices of Joan and Roger

[An abandoned hospital room -- frayed plastic flooring, dirty linen. The obligatory drip drip drip of the IV feed, the EKG keeping time. In the bed: I. On the TV, COVID-19 through 26 -- the news, always.] [It is now generally understood that the Earth is evil.] [Enter U.] I: Aha! The kiss of death. … Continue reading Raincheck | micro-play of our love lost, in the voices of Joan and Roger →

Two Snakes | parable of a meeting with my Shadow

Face-to-face interpersonal interactions with evil twins can be pretty stressful, so if you decide to try that, you need to choose people who are only “slightly evil twins,” so to speak. A substantive encounter with a full-blown evil twin can be so toxic that it takes years to get over it. Worse, if you fail … Continue reading Two Snakes | parable of a meeting with my Shadow →

Mátyás Király | a Budapest nightmare

F̵̯̰̦͕͕̀͑͑̅͒͑̋́͘o̷̤̭͔̝̤̼͛̐̊̽̾͝r̸̡͚̝̬̲̫͖̜̐̾̏̔̎͘͠ͅ ̸͎̘̙͉͌͂͂̆̽̂̑͛̏̽M̷͖̍͜ḁ̵͖̝́̉̌t̵͔̽̒͋̐̅̈́̅ý̴̛̠͉̭͔̜͚͇̲̗͂͆̔́͗ͅá̷̧͈͇̬̪̝͇̀̈́̓̕͘s̵̪̫̯͔̱̠͓͙̫̅͛̚͝ for shame One day, I will get off the tram, cut to the narrow side-street, on time for a change, I will find the rolled-up shutters over the run-down doors, put my hand in through the missing window, turn the handle, walk down the stairs, the lights will be off, but that happens, … Continue reading Mátyás Király | a Budapest nightmare →

The Game | social anxiety kōan

It's hard ∅ • Ꙩ to talk ∅ • Ꙩ about the Game ∅ • Ꙩ without making a fool ∅ • Ꙩ of oneself. That's partly because it's ∅ • Ꙩ the game's nature ∅ • Ꙩ to change itself ∅ • Ꙩ all the time. And the game ∅ • Ꙩ has been … Continue reading The Game | social anxiety kōan →

Freedom Isn’t An Absence

It's not enough to quit your job. It's not enough to quit abusive relationships. It's not even enough to quit smoking. Cast off your fetters if you can, but it's only the yang of negative freedom. Creating an opening for the Master to grow his next form. Listening about free-for-all artist flats in Spain and … Continue reading Freedom Isn’t An Absence →