Today the post-
woman brought
me a mass-mailed—
but individually ad-
dressed & personally 
signed in blue ink—
"letter" from the 
Postal Service 
Director herself 
asking me to part-
icipate in an online 
survey about min-
imizing fiscal outlay
by reducing mail 
deliveries to every 
other day of the 
week. Today the
postwoman wore a
black tee on which,
in blue, the message:
morituri te salutant.
  

geographies: Patchewollock

 

wednesday newstrip

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s new dlc adds cavalry units that keep kicking my ass · an organism that moves, eats, & learns without a bubble, mouth, legs, or brain trends on social networks · giant lair of bones, including human, discovered in gruesome Saudi Arabian cave · bat pups babble & bat moms use baby talk, hinting at the evolution of human language · Hidradenitis suppurativa: discontinuation of adalimumab prior to surgery is not necessary · N. Z. Covid 19 response Minister Chris Hipkins' amusing slip up, tells Kiwis to socially distance when you 'spread your legs' · Owen Wilson Revealed He Received A "Strike 1" Text Possibly From Kevin Feige After He Let It Slip That His "Loki" Character, Mobius, Had A Mustache, And I Want Someone To Check In On Tom Holland Stat · China's rover continues search for signs of life on Mars · DoNuts T.®ump was booed at a rally on Saturday in Alabama after telling supporters they should get vaccinated.

Learning

 

Today the post-
woman brought
me an unsigned
ransom note
threatening to 
destroy the world 
unless I came up 
& across with $10
billion in in-
consequential 
bills. "Such is life,"
I thought & threw
it in the trash. Ex-
istentialism does
have an upside.

wednesday newstrip

Federal parliament sittings in limbo after Canberra plunged into lockdown · Poly Network cryptocurrency hack sees hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Ethereum, other coins stolen · Taliban going door to door for girls as young as 12 to make them ‘sex slaves’ · fossil tusk reveals travels of woolly mammoth across Alaska 17,000 years ago during the ice age · GTA 5 should run at 4K 60fps on PS5, but will it? · study finds novel approach to attenuate mitochondrial dysfunction that drives diet-induced obesity · illegible note sees would-be robber flee bank empty-handed · only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA.

geographies: Rupanyup

 

video Q

 

wednesday newstrip

Health experts call for reform as data suggests woodfired heaters are responsible for more premature deaths than thought · endangered Tuataras' super-speedy sperm could boost conservation efforts · astronomers find dancing cosmic 'ghosts' spawned by the wild weather of black holes · UN condemns Zimbabwe child marriages after 14-year-old girl forced to wed dies after giving birth · Taliban's hold on Afghanistan tightens as foreign troops withdraw · police & the army conducting COVID-19 compliance patrols in Sydney · 'biblical catastrophe': fires rampage through forests in Greece · NASA opens applications for year-long Mars simulation · Back 4 Blood beta players think they hear zombies yelling the N-word · Princess Diana's giant lace collar is back.

Today the post-
woman brought
me a cartouche.
"What's this?" I
asked.

                                she said.

geographies: Underbool

 

The print parts of Otoliths issue sixty-two are now available

The print parts of Otoliths issue sixty-two are now available from The Otoliths Storefront at Lulu. Details are below. Lulu generally runs a promotional discount from Monday to Friday. This week's discount is 10% & the discount code is BEACH10.

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Part One of Otoliths sixty-two contains fiction & non-fiction, vispo, reviews, translations, essays, & poetry from Pat Nolan, Sanjeev Sethi, Lisa Creech Bledsoe, Alan Catlin, Cameron Dean Gibson, Jim Leftwich, Christopher Barnes, Dave Drayton, Jimmy Crouse, Carol Shillibeer, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Paul Dickey, Peycho Kanev, Clara B. Jones, Vernon Frazer, Joshua Martin, Eric Hoffman, Lynn Strongin, Craig Cotter, Michael Reich, Michael Spring, Jack Galmitz, Harvey Huddleston, Joseph Buehler, Joanna Walkden Harris & Pete Spence, Mark Rutter, Linda King, Nathan Anderson, Stephen C. Middleton, Richard J. Fleming, Lawrence R. Smith, Louise Landes Levi, Marcus Liljedahl, Charles Freeland, Robert van Vliet, Coleman Edward Dues, M.J. Iuppa, Mark Pirie, Anna Cates, Clive Gresswell, Norman Abjorensen, dan raphael, S. K. Kelen, Texas Fontanella & Brandstifter, Scott MacLeod, Jen Schneider, Mark Cunningham, John Levy, Sheila E. Murphy, Owen Bullock, Réka Nyitrai, Jordan Stempleman, Keith Polette, Stu Hatton, Thomas Osatchoff, Charles Wilkinson, Bob Lucky, Nicholas Alexander Hayes, Charles Borkhuis, Jeff Harrison, bart plantenga, Dominique Hamon, John M. Bennett, Penelope Weiss, Mary Kasimor, Jake Reeds, Keith Nunes, Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Michael J. Leach, Pam Brown, Daniel f Bradley, Tony Beyer, Nathan Whiting, Gavin Lucky, J. D. Nelson, R L Swihart, Mark Danowsky, Keith Higginbotham, Carla Sarett, Michael Brandonisio, Bob Heman, Paul Pfleuger, Jr., Tim Wright, Charlotte Jung, & Karl Kempton.

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Part Two of Otoliths sixty-two, the full color part, contains paintings, collages, drawings, mailart, anti-manifestos, photographs, text poetry, asemics, & vispo from Adam Roussopoulos & John M. Bennett, Cecelia Chapman & Randee Silv, David Harrison Horton, AG Davis, Andrew Topel, Cecelia Chapman & Jeff Crouch, John Vieira, Elaine Woo, Texas Fontanella, Rosella Quintini, hiromi suzuki, Scott Helmes, Grzegorz Wróblewski, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Carol Stetser, Pamela Miller, Liminalism, Joseph Salvatore Aversano, Jim Leftwich & Jeff Crouch, Kathup Tsering, Pete Spence, Judith Skillman, harry k stammer, John McCluskey, Daniel de Culla, Michelle Moloney King, John Levy, Dave Read, Jim Leftwich, corinne delmonico, Isabel Gómez de Diego, C. Mehrl Bennett & John M. Bennett, Mindaugas Žuromskas & John M. Bennett, John M. Bennett & Robert Jones, John M. Bennett, Guy R. Beining, Jeff Bagato, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, Richard Magahiz, Marilyn Stablein, Diana Magallón, David Greenslade, Gian Luigi Braggio, Cecelia Chapman + Jeff Crouch + John M. Bennett + Jim Leftwich, Cecelia Chapman, Marcia Arrieta, & Alex Caldiero.

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Part Three of Otoliths sixty-two is noWon, Alberto Vitacchio's text & manipulated-photo philosophical essay / travelogue / love letter that spans both sides of the Atlantic in a wonderful demonstration of the breadth & depth of Vitacchio's vision.

wednesday newstrip

It Looks Like The Full Big Brother VIP Cast Is Out & The Only POC Is A Fkn Former Trump Advisor · remains of giant vampire bat from 100,000 years ago found in Argentinian cave · space photos show intense drying of California mountains · Sky News Australia banned from YouTube for seven days over Covid misinformation · New Zealand is importing coal by the shipload · changes to the Sage icon in Final Fantasy XIV to help those with trypophobia · Army to hit Sydney streets as New South Wales COVID-19 cases rise · thousands of people in vegetative state believed to be conscious · Twitter launches competition to find biases in its image algorithm.

The latest issue of Otoliths is now live

 

Issue sixty-two of Otoliths, the southern winter 2021 issue, has just gone live. It's another lively issue with a mix of short story, review, photography, poetry, painting, & collage in a variety of styles, by an outstanding list of contributors, often in collaboration, from around the globe — Adam Roussopoulos, John M. Bennett, Pat Nolan, Cecelia Chapman, Randee Silv, David Harrison Horton, Sanjeev Sethi, AG Davis, Lisa Creech Bledsoe, Andrew Topel, Alan Catlin, Jeff Crouch, John Vieira, Cameron Dean Gibson, Elaine Woo, Jim Leftwich, Christopher Barnes, Texas Fontanella, Dave Drayton, Rosella Quintini, hiromi suzuki, Jimmy Crouse, Carol Shillibeer, Scott Helmes, Grzegorz Wróblewski, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Paul Dickey, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Peycho Kanev, Carol Stetser, Clara B. Jones, Vernon Frazer, Joshua Martin, Pamela Miller, Eric Hoffman, Liminalism, Alberto Vitacchio, Lynn Strongin, Joseph Salvatore Aversano, Craig Cotter, Michael Reich, Michael Spring, Jack Galmitz, Harvey Huddleston, Joseph Buehler, Joanna Walkden Harris, Pete Spence, Mark Rutter, Linda King, Nathan Anderson, Kathup Tsering, Stephen C. Middleton, Richard J. Fleming, Lawrence R. Smith, Louise Landes Levi, Marcus Liljedahl, Charles Freeland, Robert van Vliet, Coleman Edward Dues, Mark Pirie, Anna Cates, Clive Gresswell, Judith Skillman, Norman Abjorensen, dan raphael, S. K. Kelen, harry k stammer, Brandstifter, M.J. Iuppa, John McCluskey, Scott MacLeod, Jen Schneider, Daniel de Culla, Mark Cunningham, Dave Read, John Levy, Sheila E. Murphy, Owen Bullock, Réka Nyitrai, Jordan Stempleman, Keith Polette, corinne delmonico, Stu Hatton, Thomas Osatchoff, Charles Wilkinson, Bob Lucky, Nicholas Alexander Hayes, Isabel Gómez de Diego, Charles Borkhuis, Michelle Moloney King, Jeff Harrison, bart plantenga, Dominique Hamon, C. Mehrl Bennett, Mindaugas Žuromskas, Robert Jones, Penelope Weiss, Guy R. Beining, Mary Kasimor, Jake Reeds, Keith Nunes, Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Michael J. Leach, Jeff Bagato, Pam Brown, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, Daniel f Bradley, Tony Beyer, Nathan Whiting, Gavin Lucky, Richard Magahiz, J. D. Nelson, Marilyn Stablein, R L Swihart, David Greenslade, Mark Danowsky, Keith Higginbotham, Gian Luigi Braggio, Diana Magallón, Carla Sarett, Michael Brandonisio, Marcia Arrieta, Alex Caldiero, Bob Heman, Paul Pfleuger, Jr., Tim Wright, Charlotte Jung, & Karl Kempton.