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The Gravity’s Rainbow Pause That Refreshes

December 28, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

We’re right around 30 people strong and launch is next week. If you haven’t yet purchased a copy of Gravity’s Rainbow, and you intend to deathmarch, now’s a great time to pick one up. One thing you don’t want … Read on Macduff...

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Progress

December 27, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

In the future
all our children
will be born
with carpal tunnel.

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Office Life

December 21, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

It’s not natural —
how still we sit
hands hooked
over keys,
fingers curled in
arthritic crunch,
Blinking at
black and white characters.
Blink tap.
Blink tap.
You take an ape.
You want it to sit that still, that long.… Read on Macduff...

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The Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch Prizes Revealed!

December 21, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

You may be wondering: How will you, as an active participant in the GRDM, be rewarded for your considerable pain and suffering? It’s a question as old as The Book of Job. And once again, as with Job, the answer … Read on Macduff...

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And the monkey and the good friend and the wine tasting of it all

December 21, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

More Monkey Vortex madness. From the folks what brought you Clowney, it’s: The Good Friend, written by eb, with keys and voice by, er, well…me. Enjoy! -CV

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x-post: and the lumpy and the wampum and the monkey of it all

December 17, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

Since last I hyped, two new episodes of Monkey Vortex have gone live. Now ready for your listening pleasure: Eerie Wampum, a colloborative poem/guitararchestra experience, brought to you by Rodney K. and Yaniv Soha. Plus, the third episode of … Read on Macduff...

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9:05 a.m.

December 16, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

There’s a campfire
in Carol’s coffee cup.
Smoke signals.
S.O.S.
“Get me.
Out of.
Here.”

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Bean Thread Noodles

December 14, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

Here’s an all-new micro-tune featuring the legendary Jake Vortex on tenor sax. We call this one Bean Thread Noodles, because much like traditional bean thread noodles, it’s made from ground mung beans. Oh yeah!
Seriously though, I have no … Read on Macduff...

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The Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch Gameplan

July 21, 2025December 14, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

27 people have now signed up for the Deathmarch. And I think it’s safe to say that this little idea has now morphed from an amusing notion into a full-fledged movement — a movement that may well change the … Read on Macduff...

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Strategy

December 13, 2004 by Cecil Vortex

She liked to
look the
other way
when she opened
bathroom doors
because
you never know.

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