the armchair dissident

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Happy as a pig in Bicester

Is the sea wet, Papa?

Non Armand, but you are

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A dismal Breton mizzle

A stone quay

Limited horizons


We've been here before

Whipped salt

Air with braced struts

you know the drill


Oh God. Two figures.

It's taking old shapes


I am struggling, said Conklin

Ah, she said, that's nothing new

I am trying to comprehend, said Conklin

Ah, she said, you've notions


Would you give me a minute

I'm trying to contemplate the infinite

You've yet to master the finite

Walk before you run

Better yet, do neither


Think back, simpler landscapes

You've simply not the toolkit for this yet


It's simple enough


It's not, it's damp underfoot and you've

Not the balance at your age


Let's start easier

Let's start with orchards and summer

Let's build up to miserable

Lets try happy, first