Jason Arday is dead. They will regret nothing. We have been reminded of where our place is expected to be. Jason Arday will still be dead.

In this environment I once again thank my ancestors for knowing how to hold on to a grudge and ensuring that inclination has been passed on down the line.

I also want to thank Tristan Epps-Long for a masterclass in bad mind (aka the whole of Top Chef Season 22). Did not expect to hear about pone and cou cou on exactly the weekend I needed to be reminded of where our place can be.

Attribution

In the aquarium of the Great Zoo
the Caribbean slips by.

            This animal,
enigmatic and maritime,
has a crest of crystal glass,
a blue back, a green tail,
an underbelly of compact coral,
and the gray fins of a hurricane.
On the aquarium, this inscription:
                                                                 “Caution: it bites.”

— El Caribe by Nicolás Guillén; translated by Aaron Coleman