@riordato.bsky.social
3:08pm New Orleans Grace
Particular breeze that comes
at just the moment when
the heat has peaked
and shifts to back
off for the day.
No, not imaginary.
Flo can feel the kiss,
its promise already kept,
and it’s as relieved as she is.
Particular breeze that comes
at just the moment when
the heat has peaked
and shifts to back
off for the day.
No, not imaginary.
Flo can feel the kiss,
its promise already kept,
and it’s as relieved as she is.
September 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
3:08pm New Orleans Grace
Particular breeze that comes
at just the moment when
the heat has peaked
and shifts to back
off for the day.
No, not imaginary.
Flo can feel the kiss,
its promise already kept,
and it’s as relieved as she is.
Particular breeze that comes
at just the moment when
the heat has peaked
and shifts to back
off for the day.
No, not imaginary.
Flo can feel the kiss,
its promise already kept,
and it’s as relieved as she is.
The Blessing of a New Town
When you move, the social
thresholds get reset—relocate, you’ll
become a friend to anyone.
When you move, the social
thresholds get reset—relocate, you’ll
become a friend to anyone.
September 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The Blessing of a New Town
When you move, the social
thresholds get reset—relocate, you’ll
become a friend to anyone.
When you move, the social
thresholds get reset—relocate, you’ll
become a friend to anyone.
Drudge of Megastrobili
Bald Cypress
waits till Labor Day
reveals her onus
of ten thousand
ovule cones—
this splendid Venus
brought to light
at dawn as nothing
more than
breeding sow.
Bald Cypress
waits till Labor Day
reveals her onus
of ten thousand
ovule cones—
this splendid Venus
brought to light
at dawn as nothing
more than
breeding sow.
September 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Drudge of Megastrobili
Bald Cypress
waits till Labor Day
reveals her onus
of ten thousand
ovule cones—
this splendid Venus
brought to light
at dawn as nothing
more than
breeding sow.
Bald Cypress
waits till Labor Day
reveals her onus
of ten thousand
ovule cones—
this splendid Venus
brought to light
at dawn as nothing
more than
breeding sow.
Tea leaves
aren’t sinking to
the bottom of the pot
but to the center of the Earth
aren’t sinking to
the bottom of the pot
but to the center of the Earth
September 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Tea leaves
aren’t sinking to
the bottom of the pot
but to the center of the Earth
aren’t sinking to
the bottom of the pot
but to the center of the Earth
Surprise Appearance by the President
At the Ōura Open
in which bio-vitals
of the players
are displayed
in real time
the excitement
is as much based
on the medical
as the athletics
all match long
although by far
the great éclat
was when Trump
stood and cheered
his balls off.
At the Ōura Open
in which bio-vitals
of the players
are displayed
in real time
the excitement
is as much based
on the medical
as the athletics
all match long
although by far
the great éclat
was when Trump
stood and cheered
his balls off.
September 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Surprise Appearance by the President
At the Ōura Open
in which bio-vitals
of the players
are displayed
in real time
the excitement
is as much based
on the medical
as the athletics
all match long
although by far
the great éclat
was when Trump
stood and cheered
his balls off.
At the Ōura Open
in which bio-vitals
of the players
are displayed
in real time
the excitement
is as much based
on the medical
as the athletics
all match long
although by far
the great éclat
was when Trump
stood and cheered
his balls off.
PLEA TO WORLD!
Please stop using
“over-exaggerate”
as “exaggerate”—
if you must use it,
let it mean “go too
far to be believed.”
Please stop using
“over-exaggerate”
as “exaggerate”—
if you must use it,
let it mean “go too
far to be believed.”
September 7, 2026 at 8:17 AM
PLEA TO WORLD!
Please stop using
“over-exaggerate”
as “exaggerate”—
if you must use it,
let it mean “go too
far to be believed.”
Please stop using
“over-exaggerate”
as “exaggerate”—
if you must use it,
let it mean “go too
far to be believed.”
A Liana’s Ascent
The shoulder of my orange tree
is green-brick-roaded
lazily with leafy hearts,
its mizzen-top
a crow’s nest lookout post of 15
lovely scarlet morning glories.
The shoulder of my orange tree
is green-brick-roaded
lazily with leafy hearts,
its mizzen-top
a crow’s nest lookout post of 15
lovely scarlet morning glories.
September 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A Liana’s Ascent
The shoulder of my orange tree
is green-brick-roaded
lazily with leafy hearts,
its mizzen-top
a crow’s nest lookout post of 15
lovely scarlet morning glories.
The shoulder of my orange tree
is green-brick-roaded
lazily with leafy hearts,
its mizzen-top
a crow’s nest lookout post of 15
lovely scarlet morning glories.
HORS DE COMBAT
I thought it’s dead, the graceful twig ant
picked up from the floor and next dropped
into my drained pint of pop to ditch
until I see it move,
stuck to the plastic bottle’s side. I should
have fished it back out but I didn’t—
put the cap on—then to the recycling.
I thought it’s dead, the graceful twig ant
picked up from the floor and next dropped
into my drained pint of pop to ditch
until I see it move,
stuck to the plastic bottle’s side. I should
have fished it back out but I didn’t—
put the cap on—then to the recycling.
September 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
HORS DE COMBAT
I thought it’s dead, the graceful twig ant
picked up from the floor and next dropped
into my drained pint of pop to ditch
until I see it move,
stuck to the plastic bottle’s side. I should
have fished it back out but I didn’t—
put the cap on—then to the recycling.
I thought it’s dead, the graceful twig ant
picked up from the floor and next dropped
into my drained pint of pop to ditch
until I see it move,
stuck to the plastic bottle’s side. I should
have fished it back out but I didn’t—
put the cap on—then to the recycling.
CHESS IN 3D
Deportees from the United States
declined to get off the arrival
in Monrovia on Wednesday;
4 male Cubans, 1 Brazilian man
and woman from the Cameroon
were flown to Equatorial Guinea.
Deportees from the United States
declined to get off the arrival
in Monrovia on Wednesday;
4 male Cubans, 1 Brazilian man
and woman from the Cameroon
were flown to Equatorial Guinea.
September 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
CHESS IN 3D
Deportees from the United States
declined to get off the arrival
in Monrovia on Wednesday;
4 male Cubans, 1 Brazilian man
and woman from the Cameroon
were flown to Equatorial Guinea.
Deportees from the United States
declined to get off the arrival
in Monrovia on Wednesday;
4 male Cubans, 1 Brazilian man
and woman from the Cameroon
were flown to Equatorial Guinea.
JOKE START
A Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, Satanic nightjar, Satanic panther, Satanic mantis, Satanic lacewing, Satanic ironclad beetle and Satanic crab converged one night on Charlie’s Little Hobo Bar and asked for seven drafts and fried Satanic bolete strips as an hors d’oeuvre.
A Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, Satanic nightjar, Satanic panther, Satanic mantis, Satanic lacewing, Satanic ironclad beetle and Satanic crab converged one night on Charlie’s Little Hobo Bar and asked for seven drafts and fried Satanic bolete strips as an hors d’oeuvre.
August 31, 2026 at 3:52 PM
JOKE START
A Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, Satanic nightjar, Satanic panther, Satanic mantis, Satanic lacewing, Satanic ironclad beetle and Satanic crab converged one night on Charlie’s Little Hobo Bar and asked for seven drafts and fried Satanic bolete strips as an hors d’oeuvre.
A Satanic leaf-tailed gecko, Satanic nightjar, Satanic panther, Satanic mantis, Satanic lacewing, Satanic ironclad beetle and Satanic crab converged one night on Charlie’s Little Hobo Bar and asked for seven drafts and fried Satanic bolete strips as an hors d’oeuvre.
Rather than the Math and English SATs,
Alissa’s application tenders screenshots
of her Nerdle average 3.1 & Wordle 3.8.
Alissa’s application tenders screenshots
of her Nerdle average 3.1 & Wordle 3.8.
August 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rather than the Math and English SATs,
Alissa’s application tenders screenshots
of her Nerdle average 3.1 & Wordle 3.8.
Alissa’s application tenders screenshots
of her Nerdle average 3.1 & Wordle 3.8.
Men’s Room Grouch
I don’t touch anything
in public bathrooms
if it wasn’t in the laundry
or the shower with me
back at home this morning.
I don’t touch anything
in public bathrooms
if it wasn’t in the laundry
or the shower with me
back at home this morning.
August 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Men’s Room Grouch
I don’t touch anything
in public bathrooms
if it wasn’t in the laundry
or the shower with me
back at home this morning.
I don’t touch anything
in public bathrooms
if it wasn’t in the laundry
or the shower with me
back at home this morning.
Ambivalent by Fractions
I half envy,
half admire
those who tend
a garden
and then
interplant its
natural blooms
with plastic
replicas.
My other
two halves think
them hopeless
boobs.
I half envy,
half admire
those who tend
a garden
and then
interplant its
natural blooms
with plastic
replicas.
My other
two halves think
them hopeless
boobs.
August 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Ambivalent by Fractions
I half envy,
half admire
those who tend
a garden
and then
interplant its
natural blooms
with plastic
replicas.
My other
two halves think
them hopeless
boobs.
I half envy,
half admire
those who tend
a garden
and then
interplant its
natural blooms
with plastic
replicas.
My other
two halves think
them hopeless
boobs.
How did you seem to be
a single cricket singing?
a single cricket singing?
August 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
How did you seem to be
a single cricket singing?
a single cricket singing?
FRIENDLY CENTER FIT
Thighs wider at all angles
than the aisle,
the flight attendant
thigh-bumped
flyers in both C & D seats.
Thighs wider at all angles
than the aisle,
the flight attendant
thigh-bumped
flyers in both C & D seats.
August 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
FRIENDLY CENTER FIT
Thighs wider at all angles
than the aisle,
the flight attendant
thigh-bumped
flyers in both C & D seats.
Thighs wider at all angles
than the aisle,
the flight attendant
thigh-bumped
flyers in both C & D seats.