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October 19, 2022
The Ungoverned Tongue
Last summer, writer Alex Perez published a piece in IM-1776 called “Overdosing on the Literary Blackpill,” which essentially argues that angry,…
October 18, 2022
Confessions of a Joe Rogan Fanboy
Hi, I’m Mike and it has been 64 days since my last Joe Rogan. I’m standing here before you today, because I know you, I know where you’ve been, and I…
October 17, 2022
“Remembrance” and “Ballad”
Remembrance Damp data, streams that flood bare drives with images (still lives forever past), drop from the voids between cells, tissues soft and…
October 17, 2022
Possum and Brer Rabbit, Part 2
III. At about the time that T.S. Eliot appeared on the scene, Pound was beginning to show a wholly unexpected side of his character. This was most…
October 10, 2022
Possum and Brer Rabbit, Part 1
I. T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound introduced Modernism into verse and in the process became two of the most consequential poets of the twentieth century.…
October 7, 2022
Bad Writing Takes You Home: A Review of The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias (Mulholland Books, 2022) The title on the front cover of the book is written in English. The effusive…
October 6, 2022
Revenge on a Platter, Part 3: Vengeance Is a Woman Who Loves to Indulge Her Cravings
V. Car alarm set. Keys zippered into their pocket. Satchel hanging from my hand. My curve-hugging little denim dress tugged into place. Long…
October 5, 2022
“One More Last Needle,” “We Saw Them Coming,” and “The Bombs Are Falling”
one more last needle a race against time a club to join the deadline is nigh worlds apart yet so close where are your lips when I need them the most…
October 5, 2022
Perfect Timing
Healthy, muscular, versatile, free to travel, discretion assured: the words appeared in every one of Reinhardt’s online descriptions in selected…
October 4, 2022
“Bury My Heart in the Martian Sky,” “Shortages,” “A String of Poe-ku,” and Other Poems
Bury My Heart in the Martian Sky ages have passed by or has it just been minutes what does it matter irrelevant time at the end of a long line all…