Self-Portrait With An Armless Man: Introduction

nor redaction nor whir of titanium gears nor partially-effective morning-after pill nor Photoshop nor half-collapsed aqueduct nor a crushing quicksand nor pink flurries of erasure nor a perverse architectural project nor a hearth-moored present with cloverleaf bow nor boundaries of the camera lens nor beam me up! nor limbs-for-wings transaction gone awry nor retake nor magician levitating an apple nor evolutionary anatomy nor polite solicitation with an uneasy smile