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david c. porter (NTTN)
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no audio, just lights. / writes http://gardenscenery.net / edits @keep-planning.net / buy NTTN: https://www.organ.fail/product/nttn/
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Territories of the Soul / On Intonation by Wolfgang Hilbig and Some Essays by Heinrich von Kliest, both translated by Matthew Spencer
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Sorority Girl Massacre: Ritual Examination (Jamie Grefe, 2024)
September 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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The Fireman
A picture of a man in a firefighting uniform, axe slung over his shoulder. Beneath it, these words in a sans-serif font, kind of like a screenplay. The speaking is credited as "The Fireman": "Hang on a minute. I saw a spark in your eye. No, no, I'm quite sure of it. When you looked at me, there was a spark in your eye. I'm a fire control professional, so I know a spark when I see one. Now, I'm not trying to shame you. These things happen. But I do need you to understand that any kind of open flame is a serious matter. I once personally knew someone whose eyes were full of sparks. They were out of control. Everyone could see them. Now that person is at the bottom of a watery grave, and while you may find that ironic, it's also tragic. If you don't want a similar tragedy to befall you, I advise you to stay perfectly still and not do anything until the spark goes away. I also advise you to be more careful going forward. This is my professional advice. Goodbye."
August 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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here are some pictures of what it looks like, courtesy the publisher (my copies are still in the mail)
July 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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huh. didn't know this. alright then
The first paragraph of the "History" section of the Wikipedia article on vending machines: "The earliest known reference to a vending machine is in the work of Hero of Alexandria, an engineer and mathematician in first-century Roman Egypt. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed wine[2] or holy water.[3] When the coin was deposited, it fell upon a pan attached to a lever. The lever opened a valve which let some water flow out. The pan continued to tilt with the weight of the coin until it fell off, at which point a counterweight snapped the lever up and turned off the valve."
July 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Garden Scenery getting the promo in "cultured mag"
Mike Crumplar on Garden Scenery: Remember when Dimes Square was all the rage? Around that time, writer Mike Crumplar made his name with Substack’s Crumpstack, a newsletter about the tenuous scene’s evolving nightlife and, when the lights dimmed in the square, his literary musings on the culture at large. “David C. Porter’s Garden Scenery is for real heads. It’s mainly twice-monthly flash fiction with some poetry, criticism, and other newsletter ephemera thrown in. Porter’s fiction has a sort of eerie, understated absurdism that reminds me of Harold Pinter and ‘comedy of menace.’ It’s edgy in a sophisticated way that is sadly rare these days. And I think I trust his opinions on cinema more than those of anyone else online.”
July 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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June 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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i have a new poetry chapbook out. it's called "The Numb Angel" and you can read more about it and buy yourself a copy at the following link. thank you for your interest. 🌅

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A photograph of my poetry chapbook "The Numb Angel" sitting on a decomposing carpet outside, propped up against a root. The book is closed, showing the front cover. The cover is divided vertically into white and black portions, white on the left and black on the right, with the black portion being moderately but visibly larger than the white portion. My name and the chapbook title are written in the upper left, within the white portion. My name is above the chapbook title, in smaller text and a different font. The lower middle of the cover is dominated by a blotchy, low-quality reproduction of Nicolas Poussin's painting L'Inspiration du poète (c. 1629/30). This image does not, however, reach to the edges of the cover, but rather floats in the middle. A photograph of my poetry chapbook "The Numb Angel" sitting on a decomposing carpet outside, propped up against a root. The book is open, showing the Table of Contents. The Table is on the right page of the spread, with the left being weighted down by a black binder clip. As this is a small chapbook and very light, this is enough to hold it open on its own. The Table of Contents is center aligned, with each entry separated by a blank line and the page number placed in the line above its corresponding entry. It reads: Contents 5 5 Murders 6 14 Restaurants & 1 Bar 7 Red Sauce 8 Ongdestinyarebody.langagess.murc 12 The Numb Angel 20 At the Window
April 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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found this meme that i think says a lot about what's going on now with Politics, the Political situation, etc.
Dangerous Man holding a Deadly Weapon to his Hostage's head, all labeled accordingly.
March 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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i have some new writing in the latest issue of the singapoean literary magazine OF ZOOS, a sequence of ten scores for musical compositions. the first one can be read below. you can read the other nine, along with work from the other fine contributors, here: ofzoos.com/13.1=content...
Composition Nr. 1 (for Trumpet) The performer places a trumpet in a crook in the branches of an olive tree, such that the bell faces towards the city below. The trumpet is played by the wind passing through it. The performer may listen to the sound or not. The performance of the composition ends when the performer removes the trumpet from the olive tree. It does not end if someone other than the performer removes the trumpet from the olive tree.
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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SPECIAL SILENCER

a book of photographs

72 images, 150 pages. available now in softcover and hardcover editions

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a picture of Special Silencer's front cover. in the top center is the author name (David C. Porter) and the title (Special Silencer), in larger letters, just beneath it. in the lower center is an ambiguous photograph. the rest of the cover is white, except for a black stripe wrapping around the spine. the book sits on a rug with an elaborate floral design. the room looks dark, with the book being illuminated by the camera's flash. a picture of Special Silencer's back cover. it is blank white except for the words "A book of photographs 2024" in the bottom center, and a black strip wrapping around the spine. the book sits on a rug with an elaborate floral design. the room looks dark, with the book being illuminated by the camera's flash.
November 22, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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gazing upon her creation driven to hysteria by the sheer horror of it
October 31, 2024 at 6:27 AM
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extremely cool that basically half of koji shiraishi's letterboxd bio is just a list of some of the shit hes into
the letterboxd bio for filmmaker Koji Shiraishi. as follows: "Koji Shiraishi (白石 晃士 Shiraishi Kōji) was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchi's WATER BOYS. "He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director, and Ishii's 1980 Crazy Thunder Road as his favorite film. Other directors he admires include John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Abbas Kiarostami, and Sam Raimi, and films he enjoy include the original Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987), The Thing (1982), and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)"
August 31, 2024 at 3:11 AM
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presenting

RAT BEAST
by
David C. Porter

an epistolary novella

110 pages, trade paperback, perfect bound. available now

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cw: war violence, sexual violence, animal cruelty, various forms of bigotry, pervasive strong language
June 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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bada shanren, "landscape in the style of ni zan" (detail)
November 20, 2023 at 12:15 AM
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snake girl for halloween
October 31, 2023 at 7:33 PM
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i dont think it's properly appreciated by most people that theres a creature that looks like this
the noble Turkey Vulture
October 27, 2023 at 12:06 AM
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he went to dracula for help
October 18, 2023 at 6:10 AM
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October 14, 2023 at 6:00 AM
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the book of spells and incantations
October 9, 2023 at 2:56 AM
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anonymous 4chan post from July 8th 2011 complaining about how, because "'beta' and 'virgin' weren't strong enough" for them, now "incel" (whatever that's supposed to mean) is going to be "/tv/'s word of the summer"
September 26, 2023 at 3:07 AM
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i think i could get my hands on this car if i set my mind to it. how hard could it be?
screenshot of youtube video about a car "not even billionaires can get their hands on"
September 22, 2023 at 9:47 PM
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September 21, 2023 at 3:07 AM
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forbidden, esoteric knowledge
September 9, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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September 7, 2023 at 1:29 AM