Walking on Thin Ice

double oh zero enigmatic man

small wall graffiti - foto by smith

if i could choose super-powers, i’d be Enigmatic Man. i’d roam the world casting uncertainty in the hearts of the dead-certain, causing them to pause before condeming those not of their dim-crowd. my test-flock for this hesitation hop would be most the world’s politicians and religious leaders, and all its C.E.O.s.

when i’m not enigmatic man, i’m Double-Oh-Zero - and i’ve a license to lie. i don’t wear a costume in any of my identities, so folk never know if they’re dealing with Enigmatic Man or Double-Oh-Zero, whether i’m lying or merely being enigmatic.

ocassionally i delve into my spiritual side and become O Absurd One. i sit at my feet and lick my own navel. wherever Me, Myself and I gather in My Own Name, there will be Much Us-ness.

i’ve other identities of course. one is He Who Cannot Walk Across A Room Without Breaking Things. that is my default mode. i’m often not invited back after initial visits.

my core being of course is Chameleon Man. i stand in blank-ness, vague, slightly helpful, allowing you to hang whatever mask upon my face that suits your needs. i am none of what is myself, instead am all of you.

my lady love calls me Beast of Leaf.

if i had my druthers, i’d be a pure energy being, sans this cursed limit called flesh. i’d be E-Me, able to assume any shape, go any where in a whizz. i even have instruction manuals for this sort of thing - the first 10 issues of E-Man (Joe Staton, Charlton Comics, 1973).

and then there’s my secret name, from this poem for Lady K

Bone

They call me bone
in secret name
no one knows is secret

Covered heart alone
carries weight
waits

Meat is meat
if no magic
magic no magic no meat

Uncovered heart atones
recent track
marries meat to bone

large wall graffiti - foto by smith

ArtCrimes 21 readings and pickup

We have changed a couple of dates on this list: 

here’s the final line-up for both
the ArtCrimes 21 readings
and
the NON AC21 readings

free copies for contributors
and copies for sale will be available
at ALL these venues.

1 . . . . . . . NOT an AC21 reading
Friday July 7 - 8:30 p.m.
DeepCleveland Borders Bookstore
featuring Jeff Kosiba
17200 Royalton Rd.
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
440-846.-144
open mic follows

2 . . . . . NOT an AC21 reading
Saturday July 8 - 3-5 p.m
Brandt Gallery
open reading
1028 Kenilworth
Cleveland, Ohio
216-621-1610

3 . . . . . . . NOT an AC21 reading
Thursday July 13 - 10 p.m.
The Literary Cafe monthly reading
featuring RA Washington & Jen Sincero
1031 Literary Rd
Cleveland, Ohio
open mic follows

4 . . . NOT an AC21 reading
Saturday July 15 from 3-5
The Bookstore On West 25th Street
open reading
1921 West 25th St Cleveland, Ohio
216-566-8897

5 - ArtCrimes 21 reading
Saturday, July 15 - 8:00 p.m.
@ C-Space - 4323 Clark Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

6 - ArtCrimes 21 reading
Saturday July 22 - noon to 2 p.m.
@ Gallery 324 - the Galleria
East 9th & St Clair Cleveland, Ohio

7 . . . . . . . NOT an AC21 reading
Friday July 21 - 8 p.m.
North Water Street Gallery
open mic
257 North Water Street Kent Ohio
330-673-4970

8 - ArtCrimes 21 reading
Saturday July 29 - 3-5 p.m.
SPACES Gallery
2220 Superior Viaduct
Cleveland OH 44113
216-621-2314

contributors get 1 free copy
book is 144 page 172 artists

book sells for $15

books available at
Macs Backs Books
Bookstore on West 25th Street
SPACES Gallery
Loganberry Books

Special price from the Smiths
for the next 3 weeks only:
1 copy for $15
2 copies for $25
3 or more copies for $10 each
(plus postage if applicable)

Bookstore and Gallery copies are $15 each

agent for ArtCrimes past and present after we leave the country is Mark
Kuhar of Deep Cleveland Press