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Eyes

April 1, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

His eyes stopped on her
like a butterfly
landing on your arm.

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Do me a favor

March 31, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

Go out into the world today.
Go out and find the knowledge.
Bring it home.

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The Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch, Week 12

March 29, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

It’s Week 12 and I can literally feel the back of the book in my hands when I’m reading. That’s how close to the end we are. By my admittedly rough and unreliable calculations, just 4 weeks remain. Der Jinkeys!… Read on Macduff...

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Project “Fun-Time Challenge Project” Presents: Straight Up: Cauliflower

July 21, 2025March 28, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

About a week and a half ago I posted a short piano number and asked folks to mess around with it. Here’s a brief recap of the excellent and harmonically vivid versions we’ve gotten back so far:

  • Cauliflower Melon (the
… Read on Macduff...
Categories Virtual LP, xx-temp-files 2 Comments

Sleeping in

March 27, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

Lying in bed
scooping a little more sleep
into my bowl, like soup
until the soup goes cold
and starts to overflow
onto the table.
There’s the metal
of the ladel and it clinks
as a thin carrot wedge
rotates … Read on Macduff...

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Project “Fun-Time Challenge Project” Presents: Tower of Cauliflower

July 21, 2025March 25, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

To briefly recap, a week ago I posted a short piano piece and asked folks to mess around with it. Bob and eb tossed down swank slide and vocal interps respectively. Now the Dread Pirate Yaniv Soha joins the fray.… Read on Macduff...

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Project “Fun-Time Challenge Project” Presents: Melancholy Flower

July 21, 2025March 24, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

Last week I posted a wee chordy piano piece and asked folks to mess around with it and send me the results. First in was a sweet slice o’ slide from Bob Myren. If yer just joining the fun, here’s … Read on Macduff...

Categories Virtual LP, xx-temp-files 2 Comments

What is wrong with me?

March 23, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

That place in my heart
where I should want a tattoo —
that place where my tattoo desire
is supposed to brood —
it’s a dead place.
No. Worse.
I don’t even have that place.

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The Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch, Week 11

March 22, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

Week 11. I mean, are you kidding me? Seriously. 11? This is ridiculous!
I my own self have fallen back behind. Caught a wee spot of the old TB this last week. But I’m bouncin’ back (coughhack!) bouncin’ back I … Read on Macduff...

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Project “Fun-Time Challenge Project” Presents: Cauliflowermelonslide

July 21, 2025March 18, 2005 by Cecil Vortex

Yesterday I exhorted folks to take this wee chordy piano piece I’d recorded (aka Cauliflower Melon) and mess around with it — add guitar, verb, drums, guitar, slice it up, and what have you.
Lo and behold, this morning … Read on Macduff...

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