science fiction is not pretend

RA Walden

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my grandson bought an acre of land farmed
by ants ranching aphids
12
wrangling the beasts for honeydew

massive tax hikes and uninsurable wine cellars1

i saw a lake burning1

bodies boiling in the water

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Heater Bloc’s Guide to Building a Tent-Safe Copper Coil Alcohol Heater

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how can i make you feel better about myself?12

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A journal of lesbian gay studies: volume 21, 23 june 2015

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at some point you either have to get on board
or get gone
12

what is your Big Vision for your life?1

make a list of 5 small tasks

you can accomplish today

take that list shove it in your mouth and swallow1

wash it down with vitamin water2

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coping skills lost in the flood by ca conrad

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donate my body to science1

all of the scientists
drowning in wastewater
1

all of the experts
waiting to be published
1

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'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic' by Randy Shilts

A cream coloured book cover reads ‘And The Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts’ in red and black text.

stop apologising and get busy stockpiling your
basement with beans
12

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Half Assed Disabled Prepper Survival Tips for Preparing for a Coronavirus Quarrantine

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i swallowed the cannon and never got up again1
it ripped through my deck and my feet
touched the lava and I ran out of lives

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Females by Andrea Long Chu

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come hither and take me into your mouth1

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WHORE FOODS by LA WARMAN

i am host virus vessel void1
don’t worry it’s not contagious2

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Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones, A Novella by Torrey Peters

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MY WORDS TO VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF CHAMOUNIX PERFORMING TRANSGENDER RAGE by Susan Stryker

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the lake is boiling again
1000 years of fog
osmoting into the future1

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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

a book cover reads ‘Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses: Robin Wall Kimmerer’ The white and green text is set in front of a photo of a forest floor, covered in moss and dappled with sunlight.

we are not united in the hating of the enemy
if that enemy is my body
1

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10 Principles of Disability Justice from Sins Invalid

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i did all my gratitudes and i can still smell the
smoke
123

there’s only so much you can ask a person
to let go of
1

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A World of Many Worlds by Marisol de la Cadena & Mario Blaser

A black book cover is emblazoned with a galaxy of swirling dots in whites, reds and yellows. Text reads ‘A World of Many Worlds: Marisol de la Cadena & Mario Blaser, Editors’

who is living inside you?12

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'poem upon re-leasing a handful of painted walls in not-mine crown heights in not-mine brooklyn in not-mine new york in not-mine united states' by Danilo Machado

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grow your own specialist12
be your only believer3456

rejoice! rejoice! the tragedy is over1
we can breathe on each other’s birthday cakes
Again
2

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Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

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as we all eat each other i’ll be hungry on the
sidelines
1
waiting for my turn to be
consumed by the great wisdom of the age
23

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Metabolize, if Able, a novel by Clay AD

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FUCKING PANSIES: Queer Poetics, Plant Reproduction, Plant Poetics, Queer Reproduction by Caspar Heinemann

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Carceral Capitalism by Jackie Wang

a black book cover with white sans serif text reads ‘Carceral Capitalism’, ‘Jackie Wang’ there is an abstract pattern of white lines like a zebra crossing under the title.

the body is also embodied1

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No Archive Will Restore You by Julietta Singh

A white book cover reads ‘No Archive Will Restore You by Julietta Singh’. Blotches of grey and black are scattered over the cover. They look like microscopic images of mold or fungus or perhaps like markings on a tree.

you don’t need to make a big fuss12

just haul yourself up the steps with your hands34

or
here
we can carry you
5

don’t worry they’re not looking at you,
it’s just that you remind them of death1
they are looking at their own death

hug your children tighter12

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FORCED STERILIZATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES: 2021 report from the National Woman's Law Center

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i hope you feel invigorated1

carpe fucking dm
i’m grateful for your legs

the only kind of porn i’m into is inspiration porn
here i am baby
ready to be your top dollar money maker
dick in hand
12

my lake is on fire12

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This Compost: Erotics of Rot

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i visualise the 5th dimension12

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THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM by Liu Cixin

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i hold my own hand1

make the most of that dark room
channel that pain into your art
this lack of productivity can make your product
incredibly powerful
12

CAPITALISM WILL FIND YOU IN THE END12

where is the mother now?1

did you see the burning?1
or were you tucked up in bed?

i heard your protest
walk by me
from my sickbed
you all sounded great
congrats123456