Remember when Michael Vick went to prison for his cruelty to dogs? Aren’t we in the same country with the same laws?

Yes

What she said!

Really looking forward to editing this ghosts issue with my longtime friend Joyce Carol Oates. Ben Okri, Aimee Bender, Elizabeth Hand, Patricia Smith, James Morrow, Joanna Scott will also be joining us, among other surprise contributors. Submittable window opens soon, as well!

Precious being, will never stop missing him ❤️❤️‍🔥💕

Probably one of the last photos of our beloved Flaco alive. I observed him for a few hours on Feb 17 between 10 and 12 pm as he moved along W 86th street, ending up on his favorite water tower. Fly high, sweet Flaco 💔💔⁦Manhattan Bird Alert⁩ #birdcpp #flacotheowl

To celebrate Conjunctions 81: Numina, The Enchantment Issue, we asked Conjunctions editors to share objects and places they find numinous. A 🧵:

Goodnight, sweet Flaco 🧡

Such a sad day here in New York where Flaco will never be forgotten by legions of devoted people who found him so inspiring, myself among them. Thank you David Lei for all your glorious photographs of our (not so) little guy. RIP excellent Flaco

Interns are at the heart and soul of Conjunctions and many, many other literary journals and should be celebrated for the wonderful work they do. Big ups to Eleanor, Shannon, Lindsey, and Regina, and to all the many interns we've had at Bard College over the decades!

Left: how humans see starlings.

Right: how starlings may see each other - with bolder markings and more colour.

The amazing world of UV vision, seen through the eyes of… birds.

'lust if you must'
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Well, boo for one!

Nice meditation on Flaco’s unique story, David. And thanks for the amazing photos this past year!

Flaco was hatched in captivity, transferred to the Central Park Zoo after less than two months while still a juvenile, and kept in a small enclosure until he was nearly 13. And yet he is doing something no member of his species has ever done. No other Eurasian eagle-owl has ever

Bad cats are psychopaths who promise to be the greatest dictator of all time! Bad cats go to war with other cats!

Bad cats are psychopaths who promise to be the greatest dictator of all time! Bad cats go to war with other cats!

Hauntingly beautiful and with those skeletal trees leaning over the river as if conspiring quite spooky. White sun looks to be drowning~thanks for this Joyce

Flat-out fairytale image with a gothic twist~! Astonishing image & thanks for capturing it, Paul Beiboer…

As mesmerizing & handsome on a balcony with bricks in background as he is on one of his favorite trees in the park. Flaco, urbane and rustic, the all-around owl for our times. And those tufts!! Whew, what a bird.