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I played in a live blues band on Monday. My first time playing in a band since 30 years and my first time with an improv solo. I wrote up my experience here:

Walk out onto the street -- roll the dice

A blues sonnet with a story of my first time playing the blues

Rust. So safe. View quoted note →

The best poetry cassette of this century.

Fountain

bitpunk.fm • Renegade Poets • Listen on Fountain

See https://zine.bitpunk.fm/tapes/2-10/

People underestimate what they can accomplish in a year. One year ago today, I published my first poem. Since then I have: - produced 12 issues of bitpunk.fm - shipped or hand delivered over 300 tapes - Read over 190 poems on 38 live poetry shows, every Friday. - Published to bitpunkfm.substack.com over 140 poems - 7 open mic performances including 1 in Prague - Participated in 2 satellite spotlights - Had 2 poems and 2 photos published in 1 subversive zine - Performed poetry at 1 Dark Prague event Some people count sats, followers, downloads, or other metrics, but these are the metrics that matter to me. Thanks everyone who has been following along. I am excited to keep the tapes rolling this next year and launch my first poetry book and audio book, wastedblood.com

People are slowly catching up to McLuhan. View quoted note →

Pretty good practical advice for you meshtastic nerds out there. View quoted note →

Without cassettes you will never have the pleasure of opening a box of tapes and finding this.

The tapes waiting for me when I got back. Plus, tangerine dream was gifted to me in person. Finding tapes in your mailbox is an amazing feeling. Has it happened to you? It can if you send a postcard with your return address to: PO Box 273029 Fort Collins, CO 80525

One of the most anticipated novels drops today. Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon. It's one of the few chances to read a novel with the entire world at once by one of the greatest living novelists. You will not have this chance for the rest of your life, he is 88 years old.

This is becoming my favorite conference. I know it's "on brand" for me to say this but these irl events I find much more fulfilling. Someone handed me a tape when they saw me, they remembered me from last year, and I was taken aback when I received applause for a poem mid-talk. Thank you for all that attended. Thank you @Juraj and @No Good Kid for this amazing zine. I have lots to think about now but first I must water all my plants! View quoted note →