Says it all
WILLIE AND NEMO (from “My Life with Dogs”), by Tod Davies.
Don’t bury that memory, dig it up so the monster turns into a friendly dog . . .
SUMMER 1980, by Sean Murphy.
There’s the importance of remembering the forgotten . . .
THE BLANK SPOT IN OUR BRAINS, by Ellen Morris Prewitt.
And tracing what one’s family would rather forget . . .
CYBORG MEMORIES, by Tom Ball.
Or risk your being human . . .
SHAGGY DOG, by Bruce E.R. Thompson.
I’m sure I put that philosophy somewhere . . .
PAREIDOLIA GAMES, by Peter Onelio.
Could it be right in front of me? . . .
FORGETTING, by Caitlin O’Halloran.
Or where I last was? . . .
WHAT BINDS US, by Barry Vitcov.
And what’s important to remember . . .
DEAD MOOSE IN THE ROAD, by John Grey.
Is that often the least important is the most important . . .
MY LAST WORD, by Lana Hechtman Ayers.
And the last might be first. . .
POWER GRATIFIES ITSELF, by Benjamin White.
Because what looks like the first should be the last . . .
CONDEMNED TO RELIVE, by Benjamin White.
Or blight what comes after its false memories . . .
WIMME SAARI, A FINN, by Diana Morley.
Cold, clear, true memory blasts out the bad . . .
SINCE YOU ASKED, by Diana Morley.
Even the worst memory of pain . . .
COLAS BREUGNON, by Jerzy Liebert (translated by Charles S. Kraszewski).
Changing bile into wine . . .
WATERFRONT, MEMORIAL DAY ’88, by Stephen Mead.
Or mockery into warmth . . .
FORGOTTEN FEMALE SCHOLARS OF MEDIEVAL ISLAM, by Zhinia Noorian and Brian Griffith.
Or too much forgetting into remembrance . . .
ALL AT SEA, by Cliff Beck.
Or in too much forgetting, drift . . .
ON THE CUSP OF 77, by David Bolton.
There’s gratitude in remembrance. . .
“YOU ALWAYS REMEMBERED MY NAME!”, by David D. Horowitz.
And gratitude for remembrance . . .
A CROOK IN THE RAIN, by Marissa Bell Toffoli.
Hold your breath. Remember. Exhale. . . .
The TODBLOG shifts away from resist to the more active persist . . . JAM TODAY still believes salt cod in brandade makes a great festive dish, and why not? . . .
This issue’s picture is by EAP’s own MIKE MADRID, from his original ‘Resist’ tattoo for The History of Arcadia Book II “Lily the Silent.” These days we’re persisting, so it’s been updated, as beautiful as ever. Thanks, Mike . . .
Next issue is 1 April, the SPRING 2025: Muse/Amuse issue…contributions by 1 March, please…
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