Today the post-
woman brought
me one of those
so-called smart 

bombs. Don't
know why they
call them that. I 
asked this one a

couple of simple 
questions & it 
couldn't answer 
either of them.

wednesday newstrip

Two accused killers of Malcolm X, Muhammad Aziz & Khalil Islam, to be cleared of 1965 assassination · eco band Formidable Vegetable calls for 'buy nothing' Christmas · Meghan Markle could be barred from becoming US president by 211-year-old amendment to the Constitution that was designed to stop Napoleon's nephew from seeking power · GameStop meme stock villain buys copy of the Constitution for $US43 million · experts call for US to bolster defence against asteroid threat · Fox News claims Rittenhouse case showed 'ideological baggage' of other news outlets · some Pacific countries will take years to vaccinate 50% of adult population, modelling shows · the future of digital assistants is queer.

geographies: Swan Hill

 

Today the post-
woman brought
me a creative urge. 

I've sent it out in-
to the kitchen to 
get dinner ready. 

wednesday newstrip

Ferocious 'penis worms' were the hermit crabs of the ancient seas · new epigenetic editing technique may advance the treatment of many diseases · Pram Monster Scat SorrySon says he won't 'force' Australians into driving electric vehicles · Big Bird blasted by conservatives, anti-vaxers over one COVID jab tweet · original Apple computer built by Jobs & Wozniak sells for $400k · Travis Got Busted Copping A Feel Of Kourt’s Norks At Kris’ Karaoke Bday & It’s So Fkn Awkward · Australia named the ‘colossal fossil’ of Cop26 for ‘appalling performance’ · Britney Spears is free, but 1.3 million Americans still live under strict conservatorships · band apologizes for singer after she pees on fan's face during concert.

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

The print parts of Otoliths issue sixty-three are now available from The Otoliths Storefront at Lulu. Details are below. Unfortunately, Lulu seem to have discontinued their promotional discount program which is a great pity, especially now that the major parts of Otoliths are becoming so large & thus more costly.

Part One
438 pages, b & w
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Part One of Otoliths sixty-three contains fiction & non-fiction, vispo, reviews, translations, essays, short stories, & poetry from Sanjeev Sethi, Andrew K. Peterson, Thomas Fink, Scott MacLeod, Eric Hoffman, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Jazmine Blu, Mark DeCarteret, Rp Verlaine, Jack Galmitz, Timothy Pilgrim, Gloria Frym, Juan Pablo Mobili, John Bradley, Volodymyr Bilyk, Ernesto Priego, Heath Brougher, Doug Bolling, David Miller, Dale Jensen, Jim Leftwich, Joanna Walkden Harris & Pete Spence, David Lohrey, Joseph V. Milford, Vernon Frazer, Kenneth Rexroth, Lynn Strongin, John M. Bennett & C. Mehrl Bennett, John M. Bennett, Christopher Barnes, Jim Meirose, John Martone, Réka Nyitrai, Richard Kostelanetz, Piet Nieuwland, Paul Dickey, Rachel Chitofu, Jimmy Crouse, Clay Thistleton, Clara B. Jones, Penelope Weiss, Joel Chace, dan raphael, Tony Beyer, Austin Miles, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, Paul Shumaker, Joshua Martin, Elmedin Kadric, Rich Murphy, Jeff Harrison, Scott Metz, Hugh Tribbey, Mark Pirie, Scott Helmes, Sheila E. Murphy, Clive Gresswell, Jeff Bagato, Jen Schneider, John Levy, Bob Lucky, Eric Mohrman, Owen Bullock, Raha. M, Jeff Adams, Ian Ferguson, Stephen Mead, Matthew Anderson, Peter Yovu, Bob Heman, Linda M. Walker, Paul Pfleuger, Jr., Michael Brandonisio, Harry Reid, J. D. Nelson, Jess Burnquist, Mark DuCharme, Carol Shillibeer, & sian vate.


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Part Two of Otoliths sixty-three, the full color part, contains paintings, collages, drawings, mailart, photographs, text poetry, asemics, vispo, & renovation tips from Rémi Forte, Kenneth M Cale, Michael Orr, Texas Fontanella, tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Keith Walker, Jim Leftwich, Ira Joel Haber, Christian ALLE, hiromi suzuki, Susan diRende, Bill Wolak, Grzegorz Wróblewski, Marco Giovenale, Rus Khomutoff, Michael Gould, Andrew Topel, Judith Skillman, Pete Spence, John M. Bennett & Jim Leftwich, John M. Bennett, Cecelia Chapman, Carol Stetser, Dave Read, Elaine Woo, Angela Caporaso, Jon Kemsley, Robinson & John M. Bennett, Adam Roussopoulos & John M. Bennett, gobscure, Joe Balaz, Johannes S. H. Bjerg, Jeff Bagato, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, Adriána Kóbor, nick nelson, bofa xesjum, Ian Gibbins, Rosella Quintini, Joanne Bechtel, Marilyn Stablein, Julia Vaughan, József Bíró, Kell Nelson, Isabel Gómez de Diego, Daniel de Culla, Kit Kennedy, Kerfe Roig, Andrea Astolfi, Marcia Arrieta, Guy R. Beining, & Cherie Hunter Day.


Part Three
48 pages, b & w
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Part Three of Otoliths issue sixty-three is the complete novella, Masters of Time and Distance, by Harvey Huddleston, about a group of friends on a somewhat life-changing trip to the Ozarks.


Part Four
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Part Four of Otoliths issue sixty-three is Carla Bertola's metamorphoses of undelivered letters. It's a visual treat, a whimsical journey about what happens when letters do not reach their destination and are forced to undergo a perilous return to sender.


Part Five
90 pages, full color
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Part five of Otoliths issue sixty three is sandskrit of the oceano dunes, a lengthy sequence of Karl Kempton's exquisite photographs of the Oceano Dunes, that demonstrates how the region's "(s)andskrit wind written cursive dialects vary."

Maybe / I didn't / write like her

but my mother's support was a strong influence in my early writing days. & my first poems were probably composed on the same typewriter that she used to write the submission version of this sonnet twenty years earlier.

 

wednesday newstrip

Australia considering more than 100 fossil fuel projects that could produce the equivalent of 5% of current global industrial emissions · a small telescope past Saturn could solve some mysteries of the universe better than giant telescopes near Earth · Doug, an ugly 'self-sown' New Zealand potato the size of a small dog, could be world's biggest · NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense' · Elden Ring gameplay trailer shows enormous map, multiplayer, stealth, crafting, & a talkative Pot Boy · no toilet for returning Elongated Muskrat's SpaceX crew, stuck using nappies · ‘no excuse’, say irate shoppers as Tesla car runs out of battery, blocks car park in London mall for 3 hours · only two per cent of Great Barrier Reef has escaped bleaching due to global warming.

(about-to-be) really smashed avocado

(photo from ABC Australia)
 

Today the post-
woman brought
me a walking
stick. Now all I
need are a back
fence, a fruit-
filled apple tree
just inside it but
not too far out
of reach for the
young kids of 
the neighbor-
hood. Those who
can remember 
the past are also
condemned to re-
peat it. I never did
like Santayana.

wednesday newstrip

Pair walk away with 45 rare wines, one worth $500k, in brazen Spanish theft · scientists astounded as 'new hidden world' discovered inside Earth's core · fully vaccinated people can pass on the Delta variant at home, including to other vaccinated people, a study finds — but unvaccinated people are still at most risk · man in 'Joker' costume stabs 17 people on Tokyo train, starts fire · French President Emmanuel Ō accuses Australian Pram Minister Scat SorrySon of lying about sudden termination of 90 billion dollar submarine contract · from a 'class divide' to 'intergenerational theft', Australia's real estate frenzy leaves many behind.

The new issue of Otoliths is now online

Issue sixty-three, the southern spring issue of Otoliths, is now live.

 

As always, there's a wide range of material from a wide range of contributors — Harvey Huddleston, Rémi Forte, Kenneth M Cale, Sanjeev Sethi, Andrew K. Peterson, Michael Orr, Thomas Fink, Texas Fontanella, Scott MacLeod, tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE, Eric Hoffman, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Keith Walker, Jazmine Blu, Jim Leftwich, Mark DeCarteret, Ira Joel Haber, Rp Verlaine, Christian ALLE, hiromi suzuki, Jack Galmitz, Timothy Pilgrim, Gloria Frym, Juan Pablo Mobili, Susan diRende, John Bradley, Volodymyr Bilyk, Bill Wolak, Grzegorz Wróblewski, Marco Giovenale, Ernesto Priego, Rus Khomutoff, Michael Gould, Heath Brougher, Doug Bolling, David Miller, Dale Jensen, Andrew Topel, Judith Skillman, Pete Spence, Joanna Walkden Harris, David Lohrey, John M. Bennett, Joseph V. Milford, Vernon Frazer, Kenneth Rexroth, Lynn Strongin, C. Mehrl Bennett, Christopher Barnes, Jim Meirose, John Martone, Cecelia Chapman, Carol Stetser, Dave Reid, Réka Nyitrai, Richard Kostelanetz, Piet Nieuwland, Paul Dickey, Rachel Chitofu, Jimmy Crouse, Clay Thistleton, Elaine Woo, Clara B. Jones, Angela Caporaso, Penelope Weiss, Joel Chace, dan raphael, Tony Beyer, Jon Kemsley, Austin Miles, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, Paul Shumaker, Robinson, Adam Roussopoulos, gobscure, Joe Balaz, Joshua Martin, Elmedin Kadric, Rich Murphy, Jeff Harrison, Scott Metz, Karl Kempton, Hugh Tribbey, Mark Pirie, Scott Helmes, Sheila E. Murphy, Johannes S. H. Bjerg, Clive Gresswell, Jeff Bagato, Jen Schneider, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, John Levy, Adriána Kóbor, nick nelson, bofa xesjum, Bob Lucky, Eric Mohrman, Owen Bullock, Raha.M, Jeff Adams, Ian Gibbins, Mike Ferguson, Rosella Quintini, Stephen Mead, Joanne Bechtel, Matthew Anderson, Marilyn Stablein, Peter Yovu, Julia Vaughan, Bob Heman, József Bíró, Linda M. Walker, Kell Nelson, Paul Pfleuger, Jr., Isabel Gómez de Diego, Daniel de Culla, Michael Brandonisio, Kit Kennedy, Kerfe Roig, Andrea Astolfi, Harry Reid, J. D. Nelson, Marcia Arrieta, Jess Burnquist, Guy R. Beining, Mark DuCharme, Cherie Hunter Day, Carol Shillibeer, Carla Bertola, & sian vate.