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Aug 5Liked by orb_muse

Thanks; this made me smile. I assume you're familiar with Smith's poetry? If not, check out 'The Hashish-Eater".

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Yes! I like that one and "Nero"!

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I am challenging myself to find forty excuses to use forty of these words in the next year.

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those are rookie numbers

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But in all seriousness, there are a number of S&S/weird fiction revival mags out there which seem amenable to Smith-inflected prose. New Edge and Whetstone come to mind

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Hail authors that respect the intelligence of the reader either to know the word or look it up and admiration to readers who embrace the partnership rather than whine the read is “too hard”.

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