forward implies progress whereas were really rearranging

after what looks to our audience
like a brief hiatus
we are relaunching
this blog

as the offical arm
of forbidden books press

our plan is to publish books
on 100% home recycled paper
hand-bound
on a home made printing press
built from scavenged parts

lofty
yes
if you think of
digging in the garbage
as lofty

which yknow
you should

our structure
is a collective of volunteers
rag & bone folks
hippies
book lovers

the books will be free
the distribution will be free
the production will be free

or as near possible
as we can make it

point being to challenge
premise
that all things must come at a cost
suck on it capitalism
its a labor of love
in the face of ebooks & crapjects

we will accept solicitations at
forbiddenbooks0@gmail.com

on this blog we will continue to publish

information on our projects
on the publishing industry in general
on language use and misuse

we look forward to conspiring with you


yours for the revolution
forbidden books

it is time for a new secret plan

april for writing
may for projects

this

fig28a freedom of the press belongs to those who own one

this

fig28b tree soup

& then...?

yours for the revolution
forbidden books

call for cartographers & treasure-hunters

but books
my friend said to me
after reading
my last post
youre encouraging
dangerous behavior

people get hurt
lost
worse

you have to understand
risks

& fact is
can't control them all
have to inoculate
in a sense
cuz eventually

you encounter your ocp
outside context problem

then its tits up anyway
you slice it

you want it sooner
or later
you wanna stay home
watch tv die of sloth

fig19a THOSE WOLF MECHANICS BANGING THOSE WOLF MECHANICS CRASHING

or like our common ancestors
get lost
make maps
pioneer
encounter
grow

& yeah yeah
whole world is mapped
they say
spinny satellites
& robot cars

but those arent your maps
arent our maps

when was the last time
you drew a map
elementary school
middle school
highschool
college

ever

you have a mental one
in your head for
crying out loud
its never come out

has the world
ever
had the pleasure
of seeing its topography
in your eyes
like the portrait
of a lover
or a poem

or do you fear
the laws & guardians
sheepdogs

fig19b dont disregard the discarded

do you miss
the secret scavenged treasures
hiding in the pavement cracks
& alleyways

accepting only what is safe
sanitized
lifeless

you cannot have an identity
when you are taking
dictation
in the form of goods
services
lifestyles

it is dangerous
to be
human

yours for the revolution
forbidden books

in defense of adventure

"Adventure is just bad planning." - Roald Amundsen

"Adventurism: the heretical notion that you should actually have fun when doing something." - Rolling Thunder, vol 10

it is said

there should be no

adventure

no surprises

push for

consistency

no unknowns

value stability

see it

hear it

from mouths

i like having a routine

of course it looks

common

it looks

normal

to want

a nice & settled life

pasturized

occupied

as both in busy & oppressed

because

anyone who wants adventure

has been killed

jailed

outlawed

exiled

fig18a the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls/ and tenement halls

our society

wants to sell

sensation of adventure

to stimulate

the innate human need

without letting it

get out of hand

catharsis

enabling you to stir

orgasm relax &

work again

art

which may have once served

a purpose altogether different

is now media

& masturbation

of the adventure instinct

we did not get here

by staying

at home

explore.

yours for the revolution

forbidden books