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A Hero, A Mascot, A Work of Art?

A Hero, A Mascot, A Work of Art?

“Sir Walter Raleigh,” a sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Visited on May 19, 2022. Imagine a giant inflatable holiday decoration, the kind that people set on their lawns – Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny – and how they’re pumped with...
She Adds a Little Cinnamon

She Adds a Little Cinnamon

It has been threatening to rain all day. I write threatening, as if the sky is a big man with puffed-up chest and wild eyes staring down and shouting I’ll fucking do it. I’ll fucking rain on you. The occasional drizzle is spit flying from Big-Man-Sky’s mouth. But...
Oh, Clown! You Give Me Hope!

Oh, Clown! You Give Me Hope!

“Sharing,” a sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi, Sarasota, Florida, USA. December, 2021. If not for the clown, I would call this propaganda. I would call it blatant ideology shaped by a homogenous community’s idea of family. The commissioners of this piece had in...
The Pungent Odor of Horseradish

The Pungent Odor of Horseradish

Central Market, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The pungent odorof horseradish follows youpast butchers, bakers,and florists, past glazed donuts, hard pretzels, and youngMennonites tying cherrystems in knots with...
Ratified to Go Beyond or Slip Away

Ratified to Go Beyond or Slip Away

Golden Weeping Willow, Boston Common Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Visited on November 6, 2021. Beside the trunk of the Golden Weeping Willow, the dog gnaws the king’s bones. / He wears away slowly and thoroughly the brittle bones. / He cracks a rib. / He splits...