Marianne
@spiritedcretin
Hello. :)
"Here I remember fake smiles and heartbeats, Cracking the walls. Paid five dollar covers, All for me to step into the wrong room."
THREE POEMS - Adrian Frey (@slowcorecowboy) "A sound like a vibrating crystal over the tinny speakers, Some blues song long forgot. A pinball machine chimes and finishes each bar, No voices just paranoid glances." apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/07/21/thr…
Need more Noam while you wait for OFFICEPARKS? Consider the eponymous poem here via the heavy hitters @bruisermag
Today we've got a fresh one from repeat BRUISERer Noam Hessler/@poetryaccnt1518, "Officeparks (The Serpent Convinces David Harridan to Sell It All)": bruisermag.com/poem-officepar…
I know it sometimes feels like everything is fading away. Like the world you were born into has been lost and abandoned. But know there are people working day and night to keep the flame alive. We never gave up and now we’re winning. The future is brighter than you can imagine
Idea for a new ZOO CROO segment: Local bands submit new singles along with completed applications to law school. I'll play the song and the listeners can vote on whether they keep at it or finally get serious about their lives. I'd mail the application direct from the station
“I WANNA BE RICH” - H.L. Dowless "And I could make only a single wish; Son, I don’t mean to bitch, But hell man, I wanna be rich!" apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/07/23/i-w…
Lytton Strachey on London’s “Bright Young Things”, an astonishingly talented Cecil Beaton a leading light amongst them: “I saw these marvellous people, they were absolutely beautiful, but they had feathers where brains should be.” Photograph by Paul Tanqueray Cecil Beaton (1937)
In 18th-century Britain and Ireland, some affluent landowners employed ornamental hermits to reside on their estates, serving as living garden features and subjects of intrigue for visiting guests.
Downloaded a 35mm print of Manhunter by being an internet hacker and it looks amazing
They have fun, they love this: fool's gold philosophy; eye contact sublime; a niche podcasting world you might not know existed; the odd evolution of drug use; and ethno-specific virus theories.
TALES FROM THE MALL #195 I'm joined by the brilliant Shane aka Mr. Sophistication (@crealoya) to talk about therapy, loving one's therapist, when your therapist loves you, Atlantic City, mumblecore, love, ladies of color, preserving our humanity & more! Link in my bio.
Death of Marat, Rez-de-Chaussée, Château de Versailles photograph by Robert Polidori (1985).
Believe in the source. For anyone who missed Saturday's big announcement, pre-orders are now open for @cairoasmith's new book from @newritualpress. Find it at the link along with the rest of his catalog, all worth your time. amazon.com/stores/author/…
Calling it now this will be the book of the year
husband: you cannot call your own book goated me: what if-- husband: no me: fine. i'll just post this without comment