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The latest MacroParentheticals is on its way to inboxes: re/emergence0001, the first in an ongoing series of experimental short story and music collabs between myself & Elizabeth Joan Kelly, is here. Wide release Wednesday.

While the loss of our best good boy will hurt for some time, we are keeping – as we have with each passing of a beloved dog-child – one thing in mind, a value we consider sacrosanct: the loss also means that, once we have grieved and healed (not before - never before: it’s not fair to the next to be a coping mechanism) and learned to function within the absence, we must – and will – heed our responsibility as dedicated dog parents to give another dog in need the same chance at life and at happiness as we have all of those that have, without fail, captured our hearts time and again.

But for now, healing. Thank you all, again, for your kind words and support. 🙏

Thank you all for your kind words and support today. 🙏

Sleep well, my best good boy. Having had you in my life will always be among its brightest lights.

Hitchcock remake in the backyard.

EarBliss, 12feb2021: THREE LITTLE WORDS, by Dominique Fils-Aimé.

In keeping with my mutant ability to always be late to the party, I’ve switched to NetNewsWire as my RSS reader and am falling in love.

“He invites you to visit. He will even show you in. But do not expect him to make you feel at home.”

(Ryan Holmberg on the work of Tadao Tsuge, from “The Vagabond Zone,” his afterword to SLUM WOLF. )

Encore: In Of Candles Lit / Of Fuses Sought, I considered the ramifications of my throwing out of seven years of work on one project in favor of one a decade-in-the-waiting.

Water-Supply Hack Should Be a Wake-Up Call, Experts Say, via Defense One.

Zoom filter traps this lawyer as a cute cat during live court hearing, via The Verge.

Journalists thwarted a murder-for-hire plot while reporting a story, prosecutors say, via The Washington Post.

A Stunning Shot of Sharks Cruising Under a French Polynesian Sunset Wins the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year, via Colossal.

Tell Them You Love Them With A Godzilla Valentine’s Day Card, via Bleeding Cool.

And, meanwhile, in local flavor…

Notebook switch day: in which the process of transforming this Lochby Field Journal + Rhodia A5 Webnotebook into my external brain begins.

This week, at Parenthetical Recluse… Of Candles Lit / Of Fuses Sought.

EarBliss, 09feb2021: MARIMBA CRYSTAL, by Nanae Mimura.

Reading:

Democrats seek a reset button in Ohio, via Politico.

They’re certainly going to try: Twitter and Facebook are going to ruin newsletters, aren’t they?, via Fast Company.

Pandemic-headline du jour: Suzanne Somers Calmly Confronts Near-Naked Home Intruder While Streaming, via Deadline.

Twitter reportedly mulls charging for TweetDeck and new advanced features, via The Verge.

Leonard Cohen once said that “(Writing) begins with an appetite to discover my self-respect. To redeem the day”: today - for the first time in a long time - feels as though it’s been duly redeemed.

Being a longtime fan of UsesThis, I’ve thought (too much) about my dream setup. Only addition I can come up with to my current is heat. Especially this last week or so.

EarBliss, 08feb2021: SCENES FROM A GHOST TRAIN, by Forrest Fang.

Relief via Health Dept. text: “You are registered to receive a Coronavirus vaccine.”

The first of installment of re/emergence, an ongoing series of short fiction / music collaborations between myself and the inimitable Elizabeth Joan Kelly arrives next Sunday…

Sunday.