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This is one of nature’s most anatomically perverse of all beasts. A FISH, like a carp or a bass or a beta is a fish, but it bent its body straight up only to bend its head permanently back down. It stretched its skull into a pipe. It tapered its tail like a lizard, specifically like a chameleon. It can also move its eyes independently by the way, you know, like a chameleon. Fun fact, it can change color to express its mood, like you know whatever does that. It doesn’t properly swim anymore. It buzzes its few remaining fins like an insect’s wings to float itself around at a snail’s pace. It lives its whole life clinging to coral branches or seaweed, which means it decided to become a “tree dweller” in an environment where gravity didn’t even matter anyway. The males get pregnant. They make noises at each other by rubbing some of their neck bones together. Every day, EVERY DAY a mated pair does a little dance and a little neck bone song so they remember which two seahorses they were. They’re a beautiful precious obscenity. Nothing so adorable ever made such a strong case against a logical creator.

They have as little skin and meat as they could get away with. Their skeleton is almost all they are.

Lions have a 20-30% success rate on their hunts, depending on daytime and if they’re in a group. Great white sharks, anywhere from 40% to 80%, depending on the size and skill of the individual. Dragonflies, which are one of the most successful terrestrial hunters, can hit about 80-85%. Seahorses? 90% success rate, sometimes more. Only a fraction of their prey escapes that powerful vacuum. They’re incredibly precise. 

If you touch them, they feel hard, because of the skeleton underneath their skin. Their tails are being studied to make coiling bridges, because of how strong that interlocked structure is. Different species range in size from over a foot long, to barely an inch. 

Pakistan double life

Across conservative Pakistan, where Islamic extremists launch near-daily attacks and many follow a strict interpretation of their Muslim faith, many will face a challenge of balancing two identities. Some left their villages for the anonymity of a big city, fearing the reactions of their families while still concealing identity from neighbors and co-workers. (AP) Photography by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photos

“The Eternal dance through morning light, Sunset years, And final nights. Two flowers spinning, Their golden waves singing. A silver sky clinging onto hopeful beginnings. Memories bring back the Red River visions, Each season changing with our young decisions. To bloom and to break, Too soon to try fate, With patterned time we choose to wait.

Let’s make a landing with shallow breathing, Still daydream but forget the meaning. We’ll cut the sand with broken hands, Colors bleeding, Sounds repeating, Never leaving. Always swimming in nectarine, Sunlit pools of reflecting scenes. These are the lucky days, looking for heavy healing. We’re forever the real thing, Sinking deeper into the summer feeling.”

- “Eternal”, Evan M. Cohen, 2019

My comic “Eternal” is finished and sent off to print, will be available soon.

To any of my UK followers - my band is playing our first major support gig at the Hoxton Underbelly on December the 4th alongside a bunch of other upper talented up-and-coming bands!!

It’ll be a ton of fun and any support would be immensely appreciated - playing music has been a lifelong dream and it’s so exciting that things are beginning to take off and we wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without the tremendous support of our friends, family and fans.

Tickets are available here: http://bit.ly/2XyIRRC

If you want to check out my bands music you can find us on all major streaming platoforms, as well as our social media pages here: https://linktr.ee/plasticghostband_uk

Here’s a taster of our sound: