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Angel Hack (Haibun de la Serna #4)

Angel Hack by Paul Nelson 3 Angel Hack Never forget that it was an angel that invented swords. Ramón Gomez de la Serna Never forget it is the oldest Bodhisattva carries one aflame in his right hand carve a slice off duality. Never forget a sword’s a scalpel can hack...

Dragonfly Resurrection (Haibun de la Serna #31)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/33050303″] Dragonfly Resurrection by Paul Nelson 3 Dragonfly Resurrection Horse flies are smudges on the air. – Ramón Gomez de la Serna Dragonflies are silent fireworks. Into the heart of a carnivore we go...

49th Parallel Blues

See me read it with Jim O’Halloran on flute: Line breaks here are not right, but what the hell? It’s #49 in a series of 99 haibun inspired by Ramon Gomez de la Serna. 49. 49th Parallel Blues (After Nate Mackey) The function of waves is to bring the salvage...