Shadow of Iris

somniat 50: to the sky

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:41 PDT

somniat 50 to the sky It’s cold up here, why did we come up here? I shiver; the world stretches out before us; up here, above the valley, the entire city is swallowed up in shifting shadows that play among … Continue reading →

somniat 49: cipher

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:57:09 PDT

somniat 49 – cipher The angel stands off by herself in a world of her own; she faces away from the group and stares out into the dark forest that crawls its way up this side of the mountain; an … Continue reading →

somniat 48: to the mountain

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:26:35 PDT

somniat 48 to the mountain When the angel pulls me from the pool I’m almost lifeless; the world passes me by only diffusely; she places her lips on me, they are doughy and hot; she breathes life into me, then … Continue reading →

somniat 47: free falling

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:44:21 PDT

somniat: free falling Rain beats against my face and wet pellets sting my arms and legs; I hover in a space that is not a space, where absolute meets abstract; I float above the golden wings of an angel that … Continue reading →

somniat 46: angel flight

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:28:00 PDT

angel flight I walk back into the room away from the sliding doors and sweeping gusts of wet wind to the angel; she looks up at me with eyes rimmed in black tears; I reach out my hand, please. Her … Continue reading →

somniat 45: angel tears

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:19 PDT

somniat: angel tears I repeat, there has been a terrorist attack centered on the Aislinn hotel; the group, Angels of the Lord – with her free hand she slaps at the remote and the TV is silenced, then like a … Continue reading →

somniat 44: angel in waiting

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:32:38 PDT

somniat 44 – angel in waiting I am in a tiny, confined world that hums about me with the mechanical softness of an intolerable patience; my left leg bleeds slowly and I don’t know how much time I have left … Continue reading →

somniat 43: clippings

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:15:17 PDT

somniat 42: up

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:21:45 PDT

somniat 42 up Out of nowhere there is an intense burst of fluorescence, an amaranthine shimmer, and from behind the girl from the men’s room, streamlined wings, narrow and muscular, sharp and sublime, spread out with an incredible momentum and … Continue reading →

somniat 41: the girl from the men’s room

podcast@shadowofiris.com — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:54:11 PDT

somniat 41 — the girl from the men’s room A hollowed out curled helix of intricately intertwined concrete and steel, glazed in crystal; two walls of rooms, north and south, two walls of windows, east and west, and all four … Continue reading →