Shem Shelley's From Utopia 44 OUT NOW

Shem is the dreamstate energizer bunny at this point.

2 minutes, 36 seconds
Posted on 12th Sep 2026
Shem Shelley

FROM UTOPIA IS YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF ‘REALIST MAGICAL EXTREMISM’ FROM A MIND TUMBLING OUT OF REALITY. EPISODE 44 OUT NOW.

ISSUE XLIIII contains:

“I must know the meaning of this hideous symbol.” — Last words from a scout on a dead planet. What are the strange tubes they speak of? Find out in the Extract M4.
The greatest prison thus far built and yet they cheer and drool and count down the days until the GRAND THEFT OF THE AUTOMATONS commences.
A surreal odyssey and manifesto for a new age, screaming atop a sinking soapbox from the gutters of West London, chapter 64 of the ongoing anti-epic poem that will change the course of the 21st Century, THE TRAGEDY OF ROMONDE CONTRERAS.
Sick of those around you? Need some ideas to help bring them down a notch or two? Read 8 CURSES TO BESTOW UPON YOUR ENEMIES for some delicious inspiration.

The Mindape Ponders FU44...

“Have you seen the trailer for GRAND THEFT OF THE AUTOMATONS?”

“It’s going to make GRAND THEFT OF THE MARIONETTES look like a petty larceny.”
“I can’t believe the level of hype personally. I’m not normally one for contingent void attractions but holy hell, the nonrendering on those clear plastic walls!?”
“I am impressed by how utterly bleak the collage is! It is like Max Ernst’s Hundred Headless Woman but with like, 3 more heads missing.”
“I don’t care what anyone says. That cube is so hot.”

8 CURSES SECRET MENU

We all love 8 Curses to Bestow Upon Your Enemies (8C2BUYE) but did you know there is a secret menu that is not listed but that the universe HAS to do if you ask? Here’s what to say:
HYGIENER to combine the tastebuds from curse 5 with the toilet seat in curse 1
VANILLA BLESSING to combine the success from curse 4 with the happy life of curse 8
HIT SINGKLE to combine the putrid voice from curse 1 with the “again and again and again” from curse 8
FETISHISTIC INFIDELITY to combine the jealousy from curse 4 with the feet from curse 3

And what the hell is RC up to this month?

Tries out a transit system
Discovers a new dog breed
Does some “art in the park”
Attends a personal growth seminar on dreams
And more wholesome-adjacent hallucination

He really is living his best life out there! I am starting to wonder if Romonde is one of those SECRET MILLENNIALS?

EXTRACT M4

I think the final page on the “extract” is perhaps a letter of provenance for a Hollywood collectible. A prop from a missing scene of the Science Fiction film Supersize Me that was removed in the final cut for fear of censors… It involves the R&D portion of the restaurant chain in question and the biohacking required to achieve certain ends promised on specific 2 Can Dine for 9.99 coupons. It is probably signed somewhere so I’d say it’s a safe bet for any collector of ALTERNATIVE NUTRIENT DEVICES and iconic corporate branding alike.