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Ask the Dust

June 17, 2022

The edges of this morning’s full moonare softenedThe dust of the Sahara deserttraveling across the oceanto make my skya hazy, …

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We should talk about honesty

June 16, 2022

We should talk about honestyabout telling each other the truthbut we don’t Instead, we talk about the weatherthe price of …

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Anticipation

June 15, 2022

Waiting, always waitingworking patience like a muscleit’s a virtue, my dad used to sayhe was patientme, not so muchAnticipation fuelsmy …

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Morning

June 14, 2022

It’s morning againi can tell because the sun is growing biggerhotterand I am drooping as muchas the unwatered pothos in …

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The Seismic Subtle

June 13, 2022

The change is seismicbut subtlehow a clump of viral mattercan so quickly illuminate what is importantto life when you still …

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Story Sunday – A Prologue (Episode 23)

June 12, 2022

Welcome to Story Sunday, where I try to prove Ray Bradbury wrong and write 52 bad stories. This is week …

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Overthinking

June 11, 2022

There is a chance this could happenSo let’s plan every contingency NOWmy brain says There is a chancethis could happenso …

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Today is My Life, Too!

June 10, 2022

Today is My Life, Too! Those words, pithy on a cute ‘gram postToday is my life, too.as opposed to TGIFThose …

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Productivity

June 9, 2022

What is more productive, I ask myselfto force out bad workor take a nap? This week, I must saythe nap …

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Once upon a time…

June 8, 2022

My grandfather is sitting at the kitchen tablecoffee hot and black steaming in his cupeven though it was 9:30 at …

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