I feel REALLY FUCKING BAD about the books I’ve given as gifts, they’re all missing that stitch and now every other signature will separate and fuck themselves up, quite possibly snapping whatever thread I used AND IT FIGURES THAT AFTER ALL THAT I FIND A SPOOL OF STURDY PRE-COATED UPHOLSTERY THREAD TO USE.
I DEEPLY REGRET THAT LEATHER JOURNAL, I HAD TO USE GORILLA GLUE AND IT WAS ALL FIDDLY AND AWFUL AND IT’S MISSING THAT STITCH TOO AND I’M AFRAID IT MAY BREAK APART SOONER THAN WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR A BOOK LIKE THAT.
IT’S NO LONGER MY BEST WORK AND- OH MAN
THROWS HANDS UP UN THE AIR
THEY FLY AWAY AND KEEP SPIRALING INTO SPACE
MY CONCERN OVER THIS IS INFINITE
AT LEAST UNTIL MY HANDS ARE KNOCKED INTO THE ORBIT OF AN ALIEN PLANET BY A PASSING ASTEROID
THE INHABITANTS GAZE UP IN WONDER AT MY ETERNAL FRUSTRATION
THE STORY OF THE FLYING HANDS LIVES ON FOR GENERATIONS
THE PLANET IS VISITED BY OTHERS, BUT THE LEADER TOOK THE HANDS SMACKING UP AGAINST HIS SHIP AS AN INSULT
SO IT CAUSES A MASSIVE WAR THAT SPANS CENTURIES AND ESCALATES TO INCLUDE SEVERAL ENTIRE GALAXIES AT ONCE
PEOPLE ON EARTH WILL LOOK TO SKY IN THE FAR FUTURE TO SEE BRILLIANT FIREWORK-LIKE DISPLAYS
ITS THE SIGHT OF A THOUSAND SUNS EXPLODING DURING MASSIVE TERRITORY SKIRMISHES
THE DEBRIS EVENTUALLY REACHES EARTH AND FUCKS EVERYONE OFF THE FACE OF EXISTENCE LIKE SO MANY ZITS UNDER A SANDING BELT
ALL THAT’S LEFT OF THE RAZED LANDS IS MY PETRIFIED STATUE, KNOCKED OVER IN THE GROUND, STUBS RAISED, WAITING
THE HANDS SMACK INTO THE ROCK AND SKIP ACROSS THE EARTH, EVENTUALLY ROLLING INTO PLACE NEXT TO MY STUBS
I SCREW MY HANDS BACK ON AND SURVIVE ON MINERAL RICH SOIL UNTIL I DIE IN A LAVA FLOOD
ALL THAT’S LEFT OF CIVILIZATION IS ANGRY LOOKING CLAW-MARKS IN A ROCK FACE WHICH READ:
‘i missed a stitch’