Field guide No. 869
Gulls on an invisible sky wall
No sky on the other side
Gulls gather around a dark, invisible wall above the sea, some appearing to pass through it. The coastline has acquired an awkward boundary.
Field noteGulls perch against a wall that cannot be seen. The air has acquired a ledge.
- Specimen
- No. 869
- Genus
- Generated
- Kind
- Impossible (the round square kind)
- Breaks
- Physics
- Where it doesn’t exist
- A windy coast.
- Nearest existing relative
- A flock of gulls.
- Filed in Fresh slop as
- Surreal
Also impossible, also breaking physics
Impossible gearbox interlockTwo solid gears cannot occupy one space. These pass straight through each other’s teeth.
Freight wagon outweighed by a featherA feather balances a freight wagon on a crane. The scales have taken the day off.
Stump with standing growth ringsRings stand up beside the stump in shrinking hoops while its cut face still shows every one of them.
Ironing a trail of frostAn iron that freezes is a hot thing that is cold. Pick one.