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new from above/ground press: More of How to Read the Bible, by J-T Kelly / @j-tkelly.bsky.social ;
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new from above/ground press: More of How to Read the Bible, by J-T Kelly
More of How to Read the Bible J-T Kelly $6 More of How to Read the Bible Moses always disappearing to ask you what to do. Comes back with a ...
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I'm pretty excited about this! New chapbook. Order now from above/ground press.
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Poem
Studies show we make decisions
before we're conscious
of having made a decision.
We think we reason up to choice,
but really we reason backwards,
justifying the fait accompli.
What if our reasoning though
is for some upcoming choice.
Always reasoning, never knowing
what for? Morality making.
Studies show we make decisions
before we're conscious
of having made a decision.
We think we reason up to choice,
but really we reason backwards,
justifying the fait accompli.
What if our reasoning though
is for some upcoming choice.
Always reasoning, never knowing
what for? Morality making.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Poem
Studies show we make decisions
before we're conscious
of having made a decision.
We think we reason up to choice,
but really we reason backwards,
justifying the fait accompli.
What if our reasoning though
is for some upcoming choice.
Always reasoning, never knowing
what for? Morality making.
Studies show we make decisions
before we're conscious
of having made a decision.
We think we reason up to choice,
but really we reason backwards,
justifying the fait accompli.
What if our reasoning though
is for some upcoming choice.
Always reasoning, never knowing
what for? Morality making.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Elk
Black Bear
Armadillo
Shark - probably a bull shark
Bald Eagle
Elk
Black Bear
Armadillo
Shark - probably a bull shark
Bald Eagle
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Alligator
Woodchuck
Porcupine
Bear
Moose
Alligator
Woodchuck
Porcupine
Bear
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
dingo
coyote
turkey
rat
pigeon
dingo
coyote
turkey
rat
pigeon
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Elk
Black Bear
Armadillo
Shark - probably a bull shark
Bald Eagle
Elk
Black Bear
Armadillo
Shark - probably a bull shark
Bald Eagle
I just sent an email that began with, "Excuse me but what the hell is this."
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I just sent an email that began with, "Excuse me but what the hell is this."
Playing Munchkin with my 8 yo
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Playing Munchkin with my 8 yo
cult classic cul-de-sac
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
cult classic cul-de-sac
Reposted by J-T Kelly
"The trick, for any designer, is mainly in the design of the rear. As Hamlet put it, 'There's a divinity that shapes our ends. Rough-hew them how we will.'"
"...pressure drag can be overwhelming, but whether or not it is depends on the orientation..."
"...pressure drag can be overwhelming, but whether or not it is depends on the orientation..."
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The trick, for any designer, is mainly in the design of the rear. As Hamlet put it, 'There's a divinity that shapes our ends. Rough-hew them how we will.'"
"...pressure drag can be overwhelming, but whether or not it is depends on the orientation..."
"...pressure drag can be overwhelming, but whether or not it is depends on the orientation..."
Dreamed I was stranded at a boating public park on a sunny warm day. I was on the phone trying to get the car to come back for me, but it was difficult to be too upset.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Dreamed I was stranded at a boating public park on a sunny warm day. I was on the phone trying to get the car to come back for me, but it was difficult to be too upset.
I submitted 2 batches of poems to 8 journals. I paid $3 each to 2 of those journals. The rest were free.
I've submitted one batch to 4 journals. I have a second batch. I guess I'll need 4 more journals.
I'm looking over litmags open for poetry submissions, but now that I've finished my coffee I believe I'll go walk the dog and hum these John Prine songs I've been listening to.
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I submitted 2 batches of poems to 8 journals. I paid $3 each to 2 of those journals. The rest were free.
5 concerts I've been to
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Trampled by Turtles
Gillian Welch
Indigo Girls
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Trampled by Turtles
Gillian Welch
Indigo Girls
They Might Be Giants
Ani DiFranco
MC Paul Batman (he drew me once!)
Mike Doughty (notably distinct from Soul Coughing)
And then I’m gonna cheat by counting a Celebrate Brooklyn lineup with De La Soul, Cake, and The Flaming Lips as one concert
Ani DiFranco
MC Paul Batman (he drew me once!)
Mike Doughty (notably distinct from Soul Coughing)
And then I’m gonna cheat by counting a Celebrate Brooklyn lineup with De La Soul, Cake, and The Flaming Lips as one concert
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
5 concerts I've been to
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Trampled by Turtles
Gillian Welch
Indigo Girls
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Trampled by Turtles
Gillian Welch
Indigo Girls
My name's John Lee Pettimore
Just like my daddy and his daddy before
Just like my daddy and his daddy before
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My name's John Lee Pettimore
Just like my daddy and his daddy before
Just like my daddy and his daddy before
We had 14 at the dinner table
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We had 14 at the dinner table
I've submitted one batch to 4 journals. I have a second batch. I guess I'll need 4 more journals.
I'm looking over litmags open for poetry submissions, but now that I've finished my coffee I believe I'll go walk the dog and hum these John Prine songs I've been listening to.
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've submitted one batch to 4 journals. I have a second batch. I guess I'll need 4 more journals.
"I'm hopeless at baking pies!" Tom said, crustratedly.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"I'm hopeless at baking pies!" Tom said, crustratedly.
When you see this post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
When you see this post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
Our thankfulness wall! Every year we tape paper to the stairway wall and wrote 100 things we are thankful for.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our thankfulness wall! Every year we tape paper to the stairway wall and wrote 100 things we are thankful for.
Stately, plump Charlie Brown came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
Faster Charlie Brown! Kill! Kill!
In space no one can hear you scream, Charlie Brown.
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Stately, plump Charlie Brown came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
My kids are all in Grandma's apartment (Grandma and Grandpa have an apartment in our house.) watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and drinking eggnog.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My kids are all in Grandma's apartment (Grandma and Grandpa have an apartment in our house.) watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and drinking eggnog.
Reposted by J-T Kelly
"Goddess, sing the rage, of Peleus's son, Charlie Brown"
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Goddess, sing the rage, of Peleus's son, Charlie Brown"
I'm looking over litmags open for poetry submissions, but now that I've finished my coffee I believe I'll go walk the dog and hum these John Prine songs I've been listening to.
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm looking over litmags open for poetry submissions, but now that I've finished my coffee I believe I'll go walk the dog and hum these John Prine songs I've been listening to.
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
I am thankful for a day off. The whole household is off today!
you and me babe
and the moon make three
very round people
and the moon make three
very round people
we are both trains in the word
problem and you promise me
hot French fries when we collide
problem and you promise me
hot French fries when we collide
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
you and me babe
and the moon make three
very round people
and the moon make three
very round people
Honest Hope: Stephen Paul Miller - Beltway Poetry Quarterly
Honest Hope by Stephen Paul Miller
www.beltwaypoetry.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"...because who likes poetry? Let me explain.
Someone once said I don’t like poetry but I like what you do."
jacket2.org/poems/poem-s...
Someone once said I don’t like poetry but I like what you do."
jacket2.org/poems/poem-s...
A poem by Stephen Paul Miller | Jacket2
jacket2.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"...because who likes poetry? Let me explain.
Someone once said I don’t like poetry but I like what you do."
jacket2.org/poems/poem-s...
Someone once said I don’t like poetry but I like what you do."
jacket2.org/poems/poem-s...
I was on the stairs and leaned over the rail to kiss my wife and very nearly died in a very Wile E. Coyote kind of way.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I was on the stairs and leaned over the rail to kiss my wife and very nearly died in a very Wile E. Coyote kind of way.
Release the X-Files!
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Release the X-Files!