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The Meanings of Flowers
I was always entranced by this idea of secret codes in floral form...
Sep 15 • 
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July 2025

Ideology and Power in Faulkner's "Light In August"
A literary analysis featuring Louis Althusser and Michel Foucault.
Jul 15 • 
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June 2025

Benevolent Ghosts no. 3
There are still scars on my knees from my first swingset flying lesson
Jun 29 • 
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May 2025

Rhapsody in Blue
I am afraid of still water.
May 19 • 
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February 2025

The Exile
Microfiction Poetry: A Tale for the Wanderers
Feb 13 • 
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The Lioness
rage lies heavy on her tongue
Feb 2 • 
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January 2025

Epilogue
From the beginning of eternity to the end of time and space; the beginning of every end and the end of every place.
Jan 25 • 
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a note to no one
I won't try to tell you about yourself.
Jan 20 • 
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Hello There (Again)
News, jellyfish, and the future of The Mary Sue.
Jan 11 • 
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December 2024

In Rejection of Hope
Resting in shadow of heavy wings’ weight Held fast by the binding of tight, tethered cords In the darkened silence of cold solace, wait Straining to…
Dec 14, 2024 • 
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ISAR Case #104
Interstellar Search and Rescue
Dec 6, 2024 • 
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November 2024

Gravity
Faded polaroid memories of a life you never lived...
Nov 21, 2024 • 
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