Coercion doesn’t work because it means using force. As Isaac Newton told us, any force creates an equal and opposite reaction. People who are coerced resist in ways small and large, conscious and unconscious, carefully planned and quite impulsive. For coercion to have it’s ostesible intended effect, it must be applied continuously, with all the […]
Category: Socialization
A note on the utility of gender-free pronouns in literature
Consider the phrase “the Raven of Stars begins xyr dance” which is what I was writing (for the Discordian Postcard Conspiracy) the first time I decided I required a multiple genderless possessive. In my case, I wanted to specify that despite being a ‘the’ the Raven of Stars was not-singular yet not-separated entities, and also that […]
Night Notes – 2/2/2017
Night: Assemblage . . . Cataplexy – – – Apoplexy No divisions remain. Destruction of the trumpsters. Whatever. Failure of the whales. Elemental standing. Crucifixion. Nothing assembling. Nothing adding. Incoherence . . . . Imagine that you are addressing your readers for a moment . . : Relate to stability; “Rage, rage against the dying […]
Unsent Draft Text to Disappearing Girl
And now to lead with something nicer… Unstudied shades lurk and swirl A rose without thorns would be less sweet A chance is asked but not demanded A five for changing A faery for blaming A tweak-ed weekend Becomes all the choices made Assume not nor slander Webs of darts and malice surround But the […]
From my Facebook
Fantasies and intentions do not necessarily overlap Not the same thing and do not be concerned Twinkling eyes full of mischief showed us the way, and while the lithe dryads gather mischievous thoughts to their pocketses and thighs, not all of them were of the weather of lust In your heart, remember these things: . […]
get going
ufortune nest t tins d remain real yes you – we’re waiting step up now land on the walls of waves rescind the fortune seeing the edges while chained within walls stepping – down , isolation seeing the tunes bounce true the ring of lightning the ring of our times the rhythm polite society step […]
Psyops Static Distortion Decoherence
Factionalism Simple & Pie Team Edward v. Team Jacob Other such trivial matter Baseline level of irritation Kept high by media Evolving computers Misbehaving ones Stress-hormone inducing ads Keep ’em distracted Deluge ’em w/ causes for insecurity Stupid TV shows emphasize how embarrassing everything is Silence Stupid etiquette Silly rules & manipulations & sanctions . […]
Winter on the Ocean
Wishing for The Fall Hapless geese flying south Kermit the Frog projecting fuzzy idealism The littoral squawk of bishops And morning cocks’ crows Winter on the ocean Trawling for bread And thinking someday Shush! To shoot our seeds into the moon and stars Shattered machines on the beach No one — at all times — […]
Persona non Grata
Fleeting hope & false promise I wait Eagerly for the weight of polite lies & petty hypocrisies Endemic in America sociopathic norms Rot, Rot foundations, you have ended yourself & bring it crashing down The power of false words They have their own consequences The fantasy of flawlessness The bright […]
Irony of the Conventional 1
Working in the place we find ourselves No satisfaction No Help No Trust Leave the lonely They are lost Leave them long enough They will die Or at least go away And you can be happy Until something hurts you Then you find yourself Alone
