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the matrix
How far will we get without a running start when the whole world is against us? (a poem)
An ekphrastic poem, inspired by The Matrix.
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Stuff—31 March 2016
With the end of March comes the start of April—and, with the start of April, National Poetry Writing Month, a/k/a NaPoWriMo. Accordingly, this seems as good a time as any for an update… Continue reading
Upon recognizing a previously unremarked-upon plot hole in The Matrix (A poem)
In The Matrix, there is a scene where Cypher is having dinner with Agent Smith as the two discuss the terms for putting Cypher back into the Matrix. As I was watching it earlier today, I found myself wondering: How did he get in and out of the Matrix to sabotage Morpheus and his crew by himself? Everyone else needs an operator…
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NaPoWriMo 2015, Day 22: What if the earth just has a fever? (a poem)
Every prompt today seems to be an Earth Day prompt: napowrimo.net, Writer’s Digest, The Daily Poet… The first thing I always think of is George Carlin’s ‘The planet is fine’ routine, so that had some influence on my Earth Day poem…
There is no way to interrupt the process once it has begun (a poem)
Had trouble sleeping at first last night, so I tried writing a few things…