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Reading Recap 2020
2020 is over, which is great by itself, but it also means I get to write my favorite blog post of the year: the reading recap. The past years’ bookish collections: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 Minor interlude about creative writing pursuits ~ The first few years I updated you on…
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The Corona Diaries ~ March
It’s nearing the end of 2020—I thought the day I could say that would never come, sometimes. What a year. So, I’ve been looking back through my “Corona Journal” in my iPhone notes. It’s a bunch of typo-ridden voice-typed ramblings about my reactions to life since March. A lot of it centers around working in…
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Why I Love the Cold
Vests are like body armor. Loop a scarf to cover the scars. Slim yourself down in dark jeans. Mummy your fingers in wool. Greasy hair? Grab a hat. Zip up your coat against the wind. This winter, you can mask your greatest insecurity. Keep out the air, the discomfort, the stares. Maybe the reason I…
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Loss
Loss:Let that word roll like a heavy marbleInto the toothpick tower of my non-feeling;Let me scratch at the silver map of my memoriesAnd find it printed underneath;Let it lodge like a cinnamon candy on my tongue,So sweet, so unbearable all at once. Ends like a hiss, starts like a lie,Sounds a little too close to…
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Will We Have Long Enough
Who are we Where are we going And will we have long enough ______To figure it out What is this world What is our place in it And will we have long enough ______To see all the stars (Who am I What should I do And will I have long enough ______To learn how to…
A Glimpse of Starlight
finding the light beyond the clouds
A Glimpse of Starlight 