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PANIC!
The situation has become dire. Confusion, darkness, and the unknown surround you. You dig deep into your bag, hoping for something useful, knowing that the bag will give you whatever fate decides.
Will you find help?
Will you find confusion?
Will you find glazed nuts?
This is the chance you take with BOTTOMLESS BAG!
Close your eyes
Reach inside
FROM WITHIN
This grouping was selected at random from a communally generated master list of four hundred. It is my hope that these twenty five items can be used as a forecast or guide to your week ahead. Whether you choose to take these items literally or metaphorically, it’s up to you to find how these things may help. For a more thorough overview go to Introducing Bottomless Bag and Bottomless Bag 01.
Item 376
#207: A GARDEN WALL
Holding back the soil
Item 377
#282: A BIG BOX
To contain big things
Item 378
#371: OLD TIN BUCKET
A vintage pail
Item 379
#138: BOOMERANG
It always comes back
Item 380
#279: PRETTY ROCKS
Polished to perfection
Item 381
#148: A WINKING EYE
An ocular acknowledgment
Item 382
#317: TIE PIN
To hold things in place
Item 383
#15: BANDANA
To wrap or cover
Item 384
#320: PATCH
To repair the hole
Item 385
#395: A SNAIL ON A TREE
Slow and steady
Item 386
#342: BACKPACK FULL OF SUMMER CLOTHES
Prepared for warmer climates
Item 387
#182: EYES
To scan, to see, to search out
Item 388
#276: CANDY THAT’S BEEN SPIT OUT
It was not to someone’s taste
Item 389
#105: DOOR LATCH
To bar entrance or exit
Item 390
#202: A JET MALA
Focus and meditation
Item 391
#226: CHAIN LINK FENCE
A loose barrier
Item 392
#186: RIVER
Winding through the landscape
Item 393
#110: JUBILANT JELLY
Undulating indulgence
Item 394
#18: ANXIETY
Pressure and unease
Item 395
#7: MOHAIR
A delicate wool
Item 396
#114: ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH
A more efficient cleaning
Item 397
#1: HAIR WREATH
A celebratory accessory
Item 398
#372: WICKER BASKET
Woven storage
Item 399
#113: DRINKING FOUNTAIN
A place of hydration
Item 400
#277: A HANDFUL OF SEEDS
To spread forth and flourish
This may be the bottom of the bag but come back again next week for some final thoughts. It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached this point but here we are.
As always:
SEE WHAT’S INSIDE
DIG DEEP
AND
HAUNT ON
The BOTTOMLESS BAG paperback, complete with all 400 items, available here!
ABOUT ERIC J. MILLAR
Eric is the artist and writer behind Outlet Press. He has published over 20 books over the last four year with VACA: Outlet Illustrated, Volume 5 being his most recent publication. He is also the creator of The Disruption Generator, the randomly generated bibliomantic oracle, and The Impossible Game, a cleromantic oracle, both published in partnership with We The Hallowed.
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