TIME WARP! May 2026
A look back at May 2026.
Hey Friends!
Let’s take a look back on all our mind-bending adventures from this month.
Note: This one is too long for email… I think? Click the thingy to read the whole… THINGY.
Anomalies Unlocked!
Two new anomalies have dropped! Which one are you?
And if I made stickers of these would you like them?
Poetry + Impossible Things
This was a big month for poetry.
While I’m not the most prolific poet—and I’m actually a bit insecure about my attempts at poetry—I’ve found it to be a really great outlet for thoughts and ideas that don’t seem to have a home anywhere else, but are nonetheless really potent and feel like they need to be out in the world.
I was worried that the weird formatting would feel gimmicky, or like I was trying to hide weak ideas under the rug of artsy experimentalism. But I truly felt that the indenting was a way to show the various thoughts whirling through my head.
I ultimately wrote three poems this month, and they feel like a trilogy of sorts. The first came from a really distraught and emotional place; the second is a meditation on growth and healing; the third is more grounded and filled with deep gratitude for the complexities of being alive. I’m so grateful for every moment that my feet are planted on this earth.
You can read the poems here.
Red u u u nd ant (a poem)
It’s starting to get redundant.I feel disconnected from everything. The train station feels like an echo from a dream.Above ground, I was sitting in a band hoodie. Faded black, black coffee, black headphones— Am I this guy? (I like this guy.)
PARADOXES + IMPOSSIBLE THINGS (a poem)
Some thoughts I had while exploring the city turned into an experimental poem.
Outlier Radio: The Lost Draft
I’m dragging my feet on the 8th chapter of Outlier Radio, because it’s sort of a complex and really emotional one. Nevertheless, I have made progress! In the meantime, here’s the original flash fiction that inspired the story.
It came to me in this weird, emotional whirlwind. I don’t understand what happens to me when I get ideas like this. I feel sort of out-of-body when it happens, like I’m tapping into something bigger than me, that maybe I wasn’t meant to understand.
The Lost Draft: Outlier Radio
So, as I’m still working on Part 8, I thought I’d post the original flash fiction, in it’s rough-draft form, for funzies. (I also added some footnotes about the world.)
A Guest at Mustard’s Diner
I also had the privilege of being a guest at Mustard’s Diner this month. I’m super fascinated by all of Mustard’s recommendations, and diving into the works of other guests! You can read Mustard’s latest here.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these entries in the ongoing investigation of C.K. Anomalies.
Keep watching the skies!
