#Stefko

[whereifindsanity]

Bob Stefko

[yellowmanula]

Perhaps this will be a challenge of a difficult or even solipsistic nature, or maybe, I don't know, it will be seen as a bidding for darkness… I know that experiencing darkness, tragedy, and absorbing the dark principle of life, the Black Sun, is, unfortunately, a rather common experience. For me, however, it’s a revelation. I’ve finally understood my grotesque, gothic, coffin-like yet oddly serene imagination.

In 1994, ironically on April 10, my mother Hanna died prematurely from hypothermia, a suicide, though not the kind that slowly ripens through depression. She died holding the body of her 1.5-year-old daughter, Hania Junior. The little one fell into a septic tank. My mother didn’t watch her closely enough. She chose to stand in that septic tank, with water 1.2 meters deep, holding the child until death enveloped her.

I was five years old when I lost them both. It’s a brutal challenge, I realize that. But it’s significant to me—it’s a kind of howl, a cry that the darkness in my poetry is authentic, that this depth is not copy & paste, not fascination. I don’t draw from any tradition. Of course, I deeply value John Keats, Philip Larkin, Jola Stefko, the Brontës, and the later post-gothic and punk-gothic movement.

I am happy now. I’ve worked through the Shadow, the Well Phase, the Animus, the Terrible Mother, etc. I’m okay, I’m moving forward. But it matters deeply to me that the poetry I write, which 'Klaster' has already begun to nibble at and which is transforming into a Phase of Depth, is seen through the lens of genuine affect, not mere fascination. I observe a time devoid of belief in affect and imagination; in poetry, the game seems to have become solely about intertextual play. Generally speaking, of course.

That’s why I feel close to 'Katawotra' by Przemek Owczarek, and I’m glad that my review of it will be published soon. This is simply a request: even if you don’t like the language in my poems, treat the darkness in them seriously.

Droga

———• ✧ •———

Przede mną długa współczesna droga, jak w Vengo, czerń mknie przed siebie, nawet jeśli chciałabym nią jechać to od jeziora napływa mgła i widok gęstnieje,

postać w bieli podnosi dłonie, strużkami płynie z nich mleko

guślarka szepce

widzę was, zjawy, lucyferze, każecie mi pamiętać o genach, o naszym powołaniu, o nieznanych dotąd imionach krów

[rabid-dog-steve-horn]

If you're free & looking for live entertainment come to steel City bowl & brews In Bethlehem Pennsylvania.

Brian Kibler & Jordan White playing tonight starting @ 8pm.

Meet me in person too.

1770 Stefko Boulevard in Bethlehem Pennsylvania.

Hope to see you there.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can’t bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Xavier Rousseau: Romain Duris Martine: Audrey Tautou Isabelle: Cécile de France Wendy: Kelly Reilly Ju: Sandrine Holt Isabelle, la babysitter: Flore Bonaventura les philosophes allemands: Jochen Hägele le père de Xavier: Benoît Jacquot la mère de Xavier: Martine Demaret Nancy: Li Jun Li l’éditeur: Dominique Besnehard M. Boubaker: Zinedine Soualem John: Peter Hermann l’avocat new-yorkais de Xavier: Jason Kravits L’infirmière: Vanessa Guide Antoine Garceau: Kyan Khojandi le photographe (caméo): Cédric Klapisch Le deuxième mari Latino: Alex Kruz Le mari latino: Luis Vega Tom Rousseau: Pablo Mugnier-Jacob Mia Rousseau: Margaux Mansart Lucas: Amin Djakliou Jade: Clara Abbasi Ray: Sharrieff Pugh L’agent bureau immigration: Peter McRobbie L’avocat de Wendy: Byron Jennings La première collégienne: Alison Arboux La deuxième collégienne: Loreleï Aubry La femme sensuelle: Natalia Segura L’associé de l’éditeur: Xavier Alcan L’assistante de l’éditeur: Maud Wyler L’infirmière de la maternité: Catrina Ganey Le patron coursier: Adrian Martinez Miguel: Jose Soto Ming Li: Shuya Chang Ben: Howah Hung Le chauffeur de taxi chinois: Phil Nee La vieille dame: Anna Berger Le premier rocker: Larry Fessenden Le deuxième rocker: Joe Stefko Le chauffeur en colère: Yinka Adeboyeku Le chauffeur de taxi indien: Kenneth Maharaj L’assistant-photographe: Antoine Garceau Le piéton secouriste: Damon Michael Gordon Un passant: Michael Che Carlos Fernandez: Dominic Colón Kayla: Ryiah Rene Suazo La femme yiddish: Yelena Shmulenson L’homme yiddish: Allen Lewis Rickman Le père en colère: Dylan Chalfy Le deuxième avocat: Victor Colicchio Le barman: J.D. Williams La femme latino: Jenny L. Saldaña Le réceptionniste: Wang Yinuo Une skater: Celia Au Un gay qui se marie: Brian Cheeks Un invité au mariage au City Hall: Alexander Jameson Hasidic Daughter: Mia Sinclair Jenness Le premier fuyard: Ilan Krigsfeld Un messager à vélo: Stephen Lin Sammie: Niyi Oni La fille hassidique: Anna Rapp Le fils hassidique: Tyler Rapp Le témoin du marié: Will Tomi Film Crew: Producer: Cédric Klapisch Location Manager: Damon Michael Gordon Director of Photography: Natasha Braier Editor: Anne-Sophie Bion Producer: Bruno Levy Music: Loïc Dury Music: Christophe Minck Production Design: Roshelle Berliner Production Design: Marie Cheminal Art Direction: Valérie Rozanes Art Direction: Matteo De Cosmo Costume Design: Lee Harper Hairstylist: Christopher Fulton Key Makeup Artist: Rachel Geary Hair Department Head: Mandy Lyons Key Makeup Artist: Frédéric Marin Wigmaker: Anne Moralis Special Effects Makeup Artist: Pierre Olivier Persin Key Hair Stylist: April Schuller Hairstylist: Adenike Wright Executive Producer: Raphaël Benoliel Executive Producer: Carol Cuddy Co-Producer: Gaëtan David Co-Producer: Buzz Koenig Co-Producer: André Logie Producer: Arlette Zylberberg Casting: Ann Goulder Casting: Gayle Keller Casting: Jeanne Millet Set Decoration: David Schlesinger Foley Editor: Jérémy Babinet ADR Recordist: Ric Schnupp Foley Artist: Philippe Penot Sound Mixer: Nicolas Mazet Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Cyril Holtz ADR Mixer: Mark DeSimone Sound: Cyril Moisson Movie Reviews: Andres Gomez: This third part of the series started with “The Spanish Apartment” and “Russian Dolls” continues following the life of Xavier and his complications. The cast is the well known and very good from previous parts with the good additions of the children, which perform really well. This part, although shows again the chaotic life of Xavier, feels, somehow more coherent and luminous, as if the pieces would be finally fitting. Maybe the best way of summarizing the series and the conclusion is with the conversation that Xavier and Martine have by the end of the film in which Martine tell Xavier...

[stephka]

Extraño mucho poderle contar a mi mejor amigo lo que se me cruzara por la mente.

Me gustaría hablarle sin que él ni yo sintiéramos que lo estoy molestando. Me gustaría contarle que recién busqué los efectos secundarios de una histerectomía porque ya estoy harta de sentirme como mierda dos semanas de cada mes, que mi cabeza se torne en contra mía, que me mienta y me tenga en casa sin hacer nada más que seguir sintiéndome mal.

Extraño mucho a mi mejor amigo. Extraño su visión de las cosas, que me escuche. Lo extraño.

[pers-books]

Happy New Year! 

Here’s to hoping 2021 turns a corner or three away from the absolute trashfire that was 2020!

Aurora Borealis, Alaska. Photographer: Bob Stefko

[las-microfisuras]

MELODÍA DE DESPEDIDA

Creía que escribo

Creía que vivo

Creía

que tú.

• Jolanta Stefko

Poesía a contragolpe. Antología de poesía polaca contemporánea.

Selección y traducción de Abel Murcia, Gerardo Beltrán y Xavier Farré

[peterbaur]

Athemschaukel

Schauspiel Köln

with 

Martin Reinke, Katharina Schmalenberg, Stefko Hanushesko, Birgit Walter, Nikolaus Benda, Justus Maier 

Director: Bastian Kraft

Staging Peter Baur

Costumes: Jemena Miletic

Dramaturgy: Sibylle Dudek

Music: Björn SC Deigner

Lightning: Michael Gööck

Video: Jonas Link

Live Camera: Jonathan Kastl

Premiere  October 22 2021

pictures: Birgit Hubfeld

[x-heesy]

Stefko Kruse - Spit on Me feat. Anna SchuSchu (Alfred Heinrichs Remix)

[tabletopresources]

Looking to try a new tabletop gaming system?

Paul Stefko offers quick videos on the core mechanics for several systems, of varying settings, genres, and complexity.

Note that these videos don’t cover the rules in full for these gaming systems, but they can get you thinking of how success and failure can be thought of differently, and how that bag of dice can be used in different ways.

Check out Tabletop Gaming Resources for more art, tips and tools for your game!

[themonkeycabal]

Hesitation Point, Brown County State Park, Indiana

by Bob Stefko

[popfolk-katalog]

Дует Мания - Хладни очи (CD) (2003)

[tfc2211]

Rory Dodd - Backing Vocals Steve Buslowe - Bass, Backing Vocals Joe Stefko - Drums Bob Kulick, Bruce Kulick - Guitar Paul Glanz - Keyboards, Backing Vocals Jim Steinman - Piano, Backing Vocals Karla DeVito - Vocals Meat Loaf - Vocals

[marcopolorules]

LA TIERRA PROMETIDA⠀ ⠀ Nadie prometió que iría bien, que habría mucho.⠀ Nadie prometió que sería fácil.⠀ Nadie prometió que habría:⠀ montañas más altas y más impresionantes.⠀ Un mar más limpio y más cálido.⠀ Ciudades más grandes y más bellas.⠀ Campos más fértiles.⠀ Un clima más suave y más benigno.⠀ Un futuro más claro y más fácil.⠀ Un pasado mejor.⠀ Esta tierra prometida, normalmente pobre y dura.⠀ Yo, quizá algún día diga: mía.⠀ Quizá algún día diga: ya es suficiente.⠀ ⠀ THE PROMISED LAND⠀ ⠀ Nobody promised that it would go well, that there would be a lot.⠀ No one promised it would be easy.⠀ No one promised that there would be:⠀ tallest and most impressive mountains.⠀ A cleaner and warmer sea.⠀ Larger and more beautiful cities.⠀ More fertile fields.⠀ A milder and more benign climate.⠀ A clearer and easier future.⠀ A better past.⠀ This promised land, usually poor and harsh.⠀ I may one day say: mine.⠀ Perhaps one day he will say: enough is enough.⠀ ⠀ Jolanta Stefko⠀ ⠀ Poesía a contragolpe: Antología de poesía polaca contemporánea / Backlash Poetry: Anthology of Contemporary Polish Poetry⠀ & Jens Wortman @jens_wortmann (artist)⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #analogcollage #analogcollagecommune #collageart #collage_art #collageartist #collageartwork #collagework #collagecollectiveco #c_expo #collagemaker #contemporarycollage #collage_guild #collagetash #collagelife #collagecollective #handcut #handcutcollage #cutandpaste #handmadecollage #papercut #papercollage #collageonpaper #gluepaperscissors #collagedesign #collage_expo #photocollage #collages #vagabondwho #marcopolorules #jendwortman https://www.instagram.com/p/CHA2E33HaaV/?igshid=ambch5fvhok8

[wherewerewe]

Where Easton and Stefko meet. . #iglehighvalley #lehighvalley #igbethlehem #bethlehem #stefko #aerial #drone (at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

[stephka]

Dreamt I kissed another guy. It was a bit gross but I thought, oh it’s just a kiss, my bf won’t even know. I can live with this.

I’m unable to say I love you to my bf, instead I tell him, marry me, would you marry me?

I haven’t said that to him this year.

I wanna try because the pandemic hasn’t been nice to us, to our mental health, but at the same time it’s like, I’m done with this relationship, this doesn’t feel like it’s gonna change. I don’t think he’s gonna change.