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Found object
Written upside-down on the back page of Timothy Morton’s The Poetics of Spice, library copy: I would say that you know you shouldn’t are not supposed to be doing something when if someone … more →
Peachleaves
Found object
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tanglethis wrote 1 month ago: Written upside-down on the back page of Timothy Morton’s The Poetics of Spice, library copy: I … more →
Well, it might have worked
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tanglethis wrote 4 months ago: Scene: City Hall subway platform, southbound. I’m sitting on a bench, staring into space. A yo … more →
The poetics of recycling
tanglethis wrote 5 months ago: There is a long shelf in the restroom near the writing center, an awkwardly placed shelf by the door … more →
Sex-based discrimination in classrooms
phillygrrl wrote 10 months ago: Is not a surprise. Male professors do tend to favor pretty girls But I was interested in this piece … more →
Seen
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tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: South and 7th?; April 2006 Originally uploaded by tanglethis I am sorry that I did not put batteries … more →
A long ride either way
tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: The bus ride from my street to my building at Temple is about half an hour. It’s longer than … more →
Overheard: Intimate strangers
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tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: 23 bus. 9am. Two young parents with their pretty baby are chatting with an older female relative a … more →
The Meat Market
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tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: I wished I had my camera with me while I was walking through the Italian Market today. I actually s … more →
Dogs and Lovers
tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: On my way to feed ecentipede’s birds, snake, turtles, and fish, I ran into two girls walking t … more →
Overlooked in Philly
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tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: Today in a stall of a Borders ladies’ room, I saw that someone had written in blue ink I … more →
General announcements and a prose snapshot
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tanglethis wrote 1 year ago: Happy New Year! As punishment for my very public disregard for Christmas, December 24th saw my … more →
The worst thing I heard all month (so far)
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: A young man at the vet is gnashing his teeth over the vet bill, which (to be fair) was nearly $300, … more →
Memo, so that you can't claim you didn't get it
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: Appropriate places to have casual first dates: bars. parks. coffee shops in which people notorious … more →
Absurd plays write themselves
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: Campus. Girl 2 sits on a wall near a smoking trashcan. Two more girls walk briskly past, not togeth … more →
Smartest thing I've heard in awhile.
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: That’s right, y’all, I’m still working at the food store once a week – as th … more →
Overheard in West Philly
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: Clark Park: Dickens and Little Nell Originally uploaded by tanglethis. Crossing 43rd at Baltimore Ma … more →
Wherever you go, that's where you are
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: R8 train, Temple University Station, 7pm. A man stumbles onto the train, which is standing open unti … more →
Overheard in Philly
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tanglethis wrote 2 years ago: Cafe Mocha, 10th St. Woman: Do you know any good sources I could use about the difference between d … more →
