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https://ift.tt/NHsYDIB A Light Reign Cliche caches in in the end. A most loyal obedient friend. It's good to be king Of one tiny thing On which your life may depend.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/07/19/a-light-reign/ via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/L8HyiWb July 19, 2026 at 02:04PM

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https://ift.tt/MiAdkov One Must Imagine… You play the cards you're dealt — until you can't. What happens after every trade, bluff, and plea has been exhausted is where the real work begins. A meditation on bricolage, Camus, and a wily king who cheated Death twice before he ever touched a boulder.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/07/17/one-must-imagine/ via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/wFEQjXr July 17, 2026 at 10:16PM

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One Must Imagine… You play the cards you're dealt — until you can't. What happens after every trade, bluff, and plea has been exhausted is where the real work begins. A meditation on bricolage, Camus, and a wily king who cheated Death twice before he ever touched a boulder.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/07/17/one-must-imagine/

One Must Imagine...

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https://ift.tt/v1OCSdo Nobody Here But U.S. Chickens We are born dependent. We will die dependent. The space between depends on how much we fight or embrace that notion.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/07/04/nobody-here-but-u-s-chickens/ via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/95siXl2 July 4, 2026 at 03:27PM

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Nobody Here But U.S. Chickens We are born dependent. We will die dependent. The space between depends on how much we fight or embrace that notion.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/07/04/nobody-here-but-u-s-chickens/

Nobody Here But U.S. Chickens

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https://ift.tt/CQ6d3DM Murmuration Like a train that begins to accelerate or decelerate, when the trajectory of life banks for an upcoming turn, all the individual parts that seemed to be a cohesive self start to scatter along their individual vectors. You dissolve, disintegrate, feel shattered, but like a murmuration of starlings, you somehow hold it together. There's a force within that permeates without. The panicked effort to hold yourself together is a… https://strohmeister.com/2026/07/03/murmuration/ via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/1648N3D July 3, 2026 at 03:43PM

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Murmuration Like a train that begins to accelerate or decelerate, when the trajectory of life banks for an upcoming turn, all the individual parts that seemed to be a cohesive self start to scatter along their individual vectors. You dissolve, disintegrate, feel shattered, but like a murmuration of starlings, you somehow hold it together. There's a force within that permeates without. The panicked effort to hold yourself together is a reactionary illusion to a fear of dissolving — but those pieces have a memory that transcends time and space....

Murmuration

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https://ift.tt/ovximRG Harder Than Oaken Wood I'm taking this much harder than I thought I would. I'm taking it harder than oaken wood.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/19/harder-than-oaken-wood/ via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/ZhR6zCX June 19, 2026 at 08:35PM

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https://ift.tt/AQNkr7L Silent G Some of the most interesting words in the Engish language begin with a psylent consonant. https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/15/silent-g/ http://youtube.com/watch?v=W_9gD81BcfQ&feature=youtu.be https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/15/silent-g/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/wVunt2B June 15, 2026 at 07:56PM

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Silent G Some of the most interesting words in the Engish language begin with a psylent consonant. https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/15/silent-g/

Silent G

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https://ift.tt/2F4c6Gs See You Next Wednesday Addams Rib: A Day Late & A Dollar Short I Am: A Play On Words I am a play on wordsIamb, a play on words…... https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/10/see-you-next-wednesday-addams-rib-a-day-late-a-dollar-short/ via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/dAhbPzJ June 10, 2026 at 02:11PM

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See You Next Wednesday Addams Rib: A Day Late & A Dollar Short I Am: A Play On Words I am a play on wordsIamb, a play on words…... https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/10/see-you-next-wednesday-addams-rib-a-day-late-a-dollar-short/

See You Next Wednesday Addams Rib: A Day Late & A Dollar Short

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https://ift.tt/ibRktIe Taleyew Mist (You Talk Too Much) I'll never heal because I feel everything. It's all a mess, but I confess — this is my nest.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/07/taleyew-mist-you-talk-too-much/ http://youtube.com/watch?v=iZhApw1ydMI&feature=youtu.be https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/07/taleyew-mist-you-talk-too-much/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/WYyg4bL June 7, 2026 at 06:24PM

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Taleyew Mist (You Talk Too Much) I'll never heal because I feel everything. It's all a mess, but I confess — this is my nest.... https://strohmeister.com/2026/06/07/taleyew-mist-you-talk-too-much/

Taleyew Mist (You Talk Too Much)

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https://ift.tt/vCkQIPr Con Stellation That's all I ever really wanted. To be a star. Not a moon, not a sun... A star. Not famous, not a God. A star. https://strohmeister.com/2026/05/31/con-stellation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/ofp7ISK May 31, 2026 at 02:25PM

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https://ift.tt/BRcAYve Tommy’s Shadow You have a way with people, Tommy. You are thoughtful and caring. People see that. I'm proud of you. You do it naturally. He thinks I do this naturally? https://strohmeister.com/2026/05/29/tommys-shadow/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social via StrohMaestroh https://ift.tt/xDdy0bN May 29, 2026 at 08:17PM

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Tommy's Shadow

Some names have been changed. It’s 1987… maybe 888…I am my father’s shadow. I don’t have many friends and I’m not independent. I’m afraid, ironically, of my own… shadow. Cap, Tony Castille is having Chippy and his family over.Who’s Chippy?Ralphie D. He lives in Florida now. It’s gonna be like a reunion. You’ve heard me talk about Chippy. Dad has a lot of friends with funny names. Cool. Are…

Tommy's Shadow