Monthly Archives: August 2015

Digressions, an Alliterative Experiment

Posted on August 24, 2015 by mangoislands

Discerning the disappearance of devious delights, Divided into discoveries distributed away from future delay. Does it suffice to disavow the disturbances that should doubtfully be destroyed? Disparate and detached: Despite assurances of those spiteful dealings denounced, It is with good … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 5, 2015 by mangoislands

“‘You have three other things to go on. They have a law, they follow it invariably, and because they follow it invariably, they have a highly successful society.’ ‘It’s still very tenuous. Unless it’s something like… Be cool.’ ‘I’m not … Continue reading →

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Of Malice and the Nightingale’s Plight, a Poem

Posted on August 1, 2015 by mangoislands

If Philomela could sing, would she tell of her injustices? What, then, would be the value of her song, serving only to embody the brutality she sustained? How fearsome it is to be voiceless, even before her flight; Painting but … Continue reading →

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