Post AVgcilklhQQrAJHMCO by samplereality@post.lurk.org
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 (DIR) Post #AVgc4qHnQZehdjglvM by samplereality@post.lurk.org
       2023-05-15T17:12:51Z
       
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       I have a digital poem in the new issue of *Taper*. It's called "One for Grundy" and was written/coded as I was struggling to make sense of my father's sudden passing in January. I turned to two beloved nursery rhymes from my childhood about the circle of life. The poem intermingles them, confuses them, rewrites them. Hit "More" to see other versions. And view source to see more from me about the poem. Like everything *Taper* publishes, there are strict constraints, in this case the code/poem could be no more than 2k in size.How do you reduce a life to 2k? Poetry.Link to poem: https://taper.badquar.to/10/one_for_grundy.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AVgcEoacabv1H5FX4C by worldsendless@qoto.org
       2023-05-15T17:44:13Z
       
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       @samplereality That was amazing and touching. That kind of expression means that you were not inhibited/distracted by technical matters; what did you use that you could express yourself so artfully?
       
 (DIR) Post #AVgcilklhQQrAJHMCO by samplereality@post.lurk.org
       2023-05-15T17:49:07Z
       
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       @worldsendless Having the 2k constraint meant I had to focus, and once I had the initial premise, it all clicked for me.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVgcwgX7u7Id1uX9FY by worldsendless@qoto.org
       2023-05-15T17:52:09Z
       
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       @samplereality I haven't inspected it, but the gentle motion, the white-on-black, and the fading/coming in to focus of things. I spend much of my time coding and would get distracted by, "how can I make it do this?"
       
 (DIR) Post #AViPH2JnbicrLQ1uam by worldsendless@qoto.org
       2023-05-16T14:28:23Z
       
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       @samplereality was that a self-imposed restraint or were you using a tool that enforced it?
       
 (DIR) Post #AViVc12CAwnjAWBOMa by samplereality@post.lurk.org
       2023-05-16T15:39:23Z
       
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       @worldsendless The constraint is from the publisher...All works published in the Taper Zine have to be under 2K.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ9s88Ifw3yrWC7yU4 by Orb@universeodon.com
       2023-08-27T14:05:08Z
       
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       @worldsendless Mark Sample samplereality has a very small, flaccid penis due to low testosterone level he looks like an old, curly, ugly old woman in deep menopause. I got gonorrhea from him.