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Bob

@chimerasong

Writer, editor, translator, musician. Not necessarily in that order.

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Bob
@chimerasong Sep 26, 2019, 11:48 AM UTC

(Going to) San Felipe

The silver-eyed children of luxury, Descend into Hell. To tan by its fires, Exclaim at the architecture, Feed of the sad, parasitic inhabitants. Soon, with gout of smoke And inhuman growl, The visiti…

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@chimerasong Sep 25, 2019, 3:17 PM UTC

Building Music

This structure woven of the Fabric Music, Grander than the gilt-gold cathedral, Vast as all of space. Filling, So filling of the Empty body. The body sorrow for love. The body needing in companionshi…

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@chimerasong Sep 20, 2019, 6:28 PM UTC

Gnashing Those Logiczombie Teeth

I have never been a fan of zombie movies. As a rule, in fact, I avoid horror movies of any kind. Zombie books are acceptable, as are most horror books. I love logic, though, in all its forms. There a…

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@chimerasong Sep 20, 2019, 2:07 PM UTC

Blackness

On this, the second anniversary of Hurricane Maria, I thought I would post what I wrote during and immediately after the catastrophe. Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Blackness, filled with the rage of…

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@chimerasong Sep 6, 2019, 12:56 PM UTC

Philosophy for Geeks, part 7

06/01/2005: Withdrawal leads to contemplation or bankruptcy; I can’t remember which. 06/02/2005: When opportunity knocked, he was in the bathroom. 06/03/2005: There is no such thing as “too much read…

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@chimerasong Sep 6, 2019, 12:39 PM UTC

trumptation

[truhmp-tey-sh uh n] noun 1. the act of trumpting; the enticement or allurement to be irredeemably ignorant, insincere, dishonest, unfeeling, cruel, egotistical, or a combination of any or all of the…

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@chimerasong Sep 5, 2019, 10:56 PM UTC

Connected for piano, violin, and cello

Sometimes there isn't a whole lot to say. I wrote this piece because it was inside me, patiently waiting to get out. I recently contacted some musicians to see whether they would be willing to record…

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@chimerasong Aug 31, 2019, 6:48 PM UTC

Hello, I Love You/The Planets (Jupiter)

The Doors, fronted by the charismatic and untamed Jim Morrison, made some astounding music. “Hello, I Love You” isn’t the best of it, but I’ve always liked the song. In the early 90s, my band, Chimer…

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@chimerasong Aug 25, 2019, 9:02 PM UTC

Philosophy for Geeks, part 6

August 25, 2019. Part 6. 10/27/2004: One morning, very early, General Mulligan displayed his privates to the First Lady; the corporals got to stay in bed. 10/28/2004: Are God and evolution mutually e…

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@chimerasong Aug 15, 2019, 2:57 PM UTC

Philosophy for Geeks, part 5

August 15, 2019. Part 5. 06/09/2004: There is always a limit. What do you propose to do about that? 06/10/2004: Alexandra Beaches couldn’t get enough of that old time religion. Her husband, Mort, gro…

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