anomalous us kevin thornton
It’s a wonderful word, anomaly.
northern canada
collective society for writers statement of purpose: To publish and support the work of writers in northern Canada.
According to the dictionary its meaning in astronomy
is the distance from a perigee
call for submissions
(I think it does, I hope it might).
deadline May 20,2020
of a planet or a satellite.
NorthWord Volume 4, Issue 5
Elsewhere it’s an oddity.
theme Solstice
“Incongruous,” you say? I do.
We’re always looking for prose (3000
A single inconsistency.
A quirk or freak occurrence too. A variation, rarity,
or strange peculiarity. To be divergent, different, odd, is unacceptable, per quod. Conform instead. Society eschews irregularity.
Preferring bland, analogous. Boring, disingenuous..
Conformity’s the road we seek?
Fuck that I say. Forswear the meek. Embrace all abnormality.
Be the difference, you and me.
I hope what’s truly anomalous is each and every one of us.
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