Mat Johnson reads from PYM
Bird on the Bay. I captured this while exploring the Bay Bridge with a boatload of poets yesterday.
romantic |rōˈmantik; rə-|
adjective
1 inclined toward or suggestive of the feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love : a romantic candlelit dinner.
• relating to love, esp. in a sentimental or idealized way : a romantic comedy.
See note at sentimental .
2 . of, characterized by, or suggestive of an idealized view of reality : a romantic attitude toward the past | some romantic dream of country peace.
3 (usu. Romantic) of, relating to, or denoting the artistic and literary movement of Romanticism : the Romantic tradition.
noun
a person with romantic beliefs or attitudes : I am an incurable romantic.
• (usu. Romantic) a writer or artist of the Romantic movement.
DERIVATIVES
romantically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb
ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (referring to the characteristics of romance in a narrative): from archaic romaunt [tale of chivalry,] from an Old French variant of romanz (see romance ).
Meet Portia. Don’t let that face fool you… this puppy is TROUBLE!
Mental Disorder Posters 
The first one is driving me nuts…
in case you weren’t currently depressed enough about the horrors of our society, stare at this for five minutes. and never, ever forget the genocide that made this country what it is.
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“Exit, pursued by a bear.”
~William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Stage direction in “The Winter’s Tale”










