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Author Archives: Stephen Futterer
“Sidewalk Semiotics (Mask of Derrida)”
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: For those playing along at home, this version of the Mask Game is like golf, in that you must “play it as it lies.” You cannot place, drop, move or touch a mask. All masks for this project are found spontaneously and captured in place, as is. You can change your angle,Continue reading ““Sidewalk Semiotics (Mask of Derrida)””
“Parlor Chair”
The heavings of a brittle marrow Are smothered in the static. The new set’s on and making ground, Crackles crisp then dampened down, Baring details of the day. A table clock in arabesque, A mirror flares dramatic. A vase that hides a razor lip, Its flowers fresh, neatly clipped All dressed up to die away.
“Behind every great woman…”
“Send up the Bat Signal!”
“Crotch Mask Replica”
“Curiouser and curiouser!”
“Oh, Baltimore!!”
Potent Quotables:
“Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” Trinculo from Shakepeare’s “the tempest”
Great Exudations 