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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) The Havana of our Dreams Reprise* May 18th, 2029 Isaiah and Aeon walked along the streets of La Plaza Vieja in Old Havana dressed in white muslin linen and wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses. Both wore loose-fitting white button-down shirts and matching trousers cuffed and rolled over the
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) —JD Cloudy Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey)—JD Cloudy May 10th, 2024The Republic of Gambia, AUA Territory187 miles west of Brikama The Summoning of the Emperor Jones / Barbwire Crowns on Heavy Heads “You Should See Me in a Crown” “Bite my tongue,
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chapter 44 excerpt titled “Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Tainted Love: The Rowing Song* ‘The Rowing Song’ Round the world and home again That’s the sailor’s way Faster faster, faster faster There’s no earthly way of knowing Which direction we are going There’s no knowing where we’re rowing Or which
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Isaiah Jones versus the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) : Neo Tokyo After Midnite: Mach One Baby Dolls*** “During the final act of ‘Kill Bill Volume II,’ he talks to Beatrix about the myth of Superman, explaining that Clark Kent is the mask, the “stupid human suit” he wears to blend into society, and it
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chapter 46 excerpt titled “Lunch Box: Breakfast of Cyborgs*” from the novel in progress “Isaiah Jones versus the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) by Joey Da’rrell Cloudy: Lunchbox: Breakfast of Cyborgs* ‘Lunch Box’ “Next motherfucker’s gonna get my metal.” -Marilyn Manson The following morning Eiichi Tarō returned to the Hanzō home to speak with Isaiah
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Hustle Culture Reprise: Just Us, Not like us: Screw Driver ‘Not Like Us’ “Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, fuck ’em up Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I’ma do my stuff Why you trollin’ like a bitch? Ain’t you tired?
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Isaiah Jones versus the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Hustle Culture: “We shoulda’ brought shotguns for this” “Ezekiel 25:17. “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and goodwill, shepherds the
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea The Right of Return: The Return of the Po mu Nnipa/The Sea Peoples* That was the name given to them by the Akan Asante Twi-speaking elders to the new tribes of the diaspora as they returned across the sea having made the pilgrimage from Galveston to Ghana in their little
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Isaiah Jones vs. the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) The Big Blue: This is What the Water Said At 108 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Isaiah halted his free dives descent, holding his position in the depths. Above him, the 44-foot sloop the SS Exodus held her place, using an AI-directed guidance
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Isaiah Jones vs. the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Juneteenth 2021: The Griot in Galveston June 19th, 2021, Galveston, Texas/Potter’s Field “This is what the earth taught me.” -JDC “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” -Steve Biko Penelope Stockard Bedowitz wasn’t certain what circle it