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E0054 - Ain't It Fun Part 2 (ft. Valerie Temple & Aaron Lange)

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · 5d

Episode 54: Ain't It Fun Part 2 (ft. Valerie Temple & Aaron Lange)

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E0053 - Ain't It Fun (ft. Aaron Lange) | Bukuro Boys

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · 8d

Episode 53: Ain’t It Fun (featuring @aaronlange.bsky.social)

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E0052 - From Japanese Love Hotels to Enochian Angels (ft. Andrew Logan Montgomery) | Bukuro Boys

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Sep 14

the legend of Quentin S. Crisp

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Sep 8

( ^ω^ )

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Sep 3

（＾_＾）

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Josh @jcmrva.bsky.social · Aug 31

Read in August - featuring an atypically large number of @snugglybooks.bsky.social

@adamscantwell.bsky.social @justinisis.bsky.social @nosubstance.bsky.social

A stack of books:

Inn of the Survivors by Maico Morellini
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
No Room at the Morgue by Jean-Patrick Manchette
In the Stillness of Marble by Teresa Wilms Montt
Munky by B. (Brian) Catling
The Drone Outside by Kristine Ong Muslim
The Sons of Ishmael by George Berguño
Metrophilias by Brendan Connell
Pleasant Tales II by Justin Isis
Neo-Decadence: 12 Manifestos edited by Justin Isis
The Red Labyrinth by Ben Peek
The Confession of a Madman by Léo Trézenik
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez
The Ghostwriter by Zoran Živkovic
The Ideal Candidate by Damian Murphy
Urx Quonox by Adam S. Cantwell
The Fortunate Isles by Lisa L. Hannett

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Aug 30

George Saunders is Philip K. Dick for people who live in gated communities

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Aug 4

Episode 52: From Japanese Love Hotels to Enochian Angels (ft. Andrew Logan Montgomery)

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Neo-Decadence and the Thanatology of Style: Justin Isis and the Rebirth of Aesthetic Extremity

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Josh @jcmrva.bsky.social · Jul 31

Read in July.

@caitlinrkiernan.bsky.social @jamesgchampagne.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social @justinisis.bsky.social

Trafik by Rikki Durcornet
Ghost Signs by Sonya Taaffe
The Glamour by Christopher Priest
The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates
Zoetrope Bizarre by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
The Man Who Murdered His Muse by James Champagne
Miss Homicide Plays the Flute by Brendan Connell
The Aristocracy of Weak Nerves by Justin Isis
Ikaho by Quentin S. Crisp
The Second Mask by Louis Marvick
Aornos by Avalon Brantley

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jul 26

from Steven Craig Hickman

socialecologies.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/n...

In an era saturated with autofiction, moral clarity, and empathy-driven narratives, a countercurrent has emerged from the underbelly of literary culture—one that neither flatters the reader nor off…

socialecologies.wordpress.com

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jul 17

The power of Dad Rock has been unleashed

neopasseism.substack.com/p/dad-rock

Dad Rock

Throbbing Einstürzende Dad Cave Gristle Electronics

E0050 - D&D, Demons, and the Digital Abyss (ft. Andrew Logan Montgomery) | Bukuro Boys

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The Aither @fromtheaither.bsky.social · Jul 9

PSA: The Aither is down with the international Neo-Decadence movement. 🔥🧠✨️
Just like Aither family member, Colby Smith / @asphodel-farmer.bsky.social, who made it gang official with his new tattoo. 🪡

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jul 9

Occult Nintendo devices from 1969, used for measuring human passion.

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jul 7

Episode 50

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Eiko Time Surgery; or: A Repudiation of the Last Five Years of Japan

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jul 5

aeonic trans-succession

neopasseism.substack.com/p/reiwa

Reiwa

So-called "Video Editing" Counterfeits Theatrical Performances for "Prestige Cinematic Motion Picture Films and Television Shows"

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 17

TELEVISUAL NARRATIVES are Neo-Passéist

neopasseism.substack.com/p/televisual...

Televisual Narratives

E0049 - Why We Want to Be Owned (ft. Rayme Michaels)

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 16

Episode 49: Why We Want to Be Owned (ft. Rayme Michaels)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YcBu...

E0048 - The Goon Future | Bukuro Boys

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 9

Episode 48: The Goon Future

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99% of Our DNA, None of Our Achievements in DIY Independent Publishing

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 7

(^ ^)

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Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 2

“Imaginative empathy” means writing in a way such that people you probably wouldn’t like in real life will be inclined to stop reading after the first paragraph: ideally after the first sentence.

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 2

no-holds barred take on chimpanzees, monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers and macaques: their failure to exhibit in gallery shows or publish literary journals of significance

neopasseism.substack.com/p/non-human-...

Non-Human Primates

E0047 - Do You Actually Like What You Do? | Bukuro Boys

Justin Isis @justinisis.bsky.social · Jun 2

Episode 48: Do You Actually Like What You Do?

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