Jun
03
Instructions for How to Love Me
After this week's prompt by poet Ariana Brown
I don’t like writing to prompts. They remind me
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May
27
Unzipped
I stood in the sand
so flat and gold
almost smooth enough to blur the individual grains.
It was midday
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May
20
Are You Hard to Love?
I originally wrote this in March 2024. I still remember the feeling of it and how different my life is
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May
14
Rearview
I don’t care about cars
How much they cost and how fast they drive
But
At 6, I fall
3 min read
May
08
The Last One
I heard the key turning in the lock, my Opa coming back into the house he built with his own
9 min read
May
04
Yay but Fuck
“Yay but fuck” is what my friend says about moving into a new house after her divorce. Over dinner in
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May
01
An Evolution of Grief
This bed is smaller than the one at home. Suddenly, I understand my grandparents sleeping in a full-size bed for
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Apr
29
What Offline Healing Looks Like
Maybe healing is maxing out your credit card so you can puke your guts out at an ayahuasca retreat in
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Jul
18
What do bouncy houses and bladder control have in common?
I wished for both on my 41st birthday
"Hey guys, we got a bouncy house in the backyard today.
5 min read
Jun
18
Dead-Inside Dad
My father gave me his glass knees and dark sense of humor.
His hazel eyes with the gold flecks on
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