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Month: December 2021

Once Bitten

Tokyo is freezing at this time of year. The snow crumbles beneath your feet like broken dreams. I have just … More

flash fiction, japan, short story, story, writer, writing community

Claire de Lune

he was always so proud of his new coffee jack, and of how the blood — coffee — filtered through … More

depression, grief, love, Poetry, poetry community

Ketchup

one of the first counsellors Isaw told me that he dated apage 3 girl / he got frustratedwith my apparent … More

Poetry, poetry community, prose poetry, writing community

Yoni

“That the child is the supreme aim of woman is a statement having precisely the value of an advertising slogan.” … More

childless woman, feminism, flash fiction, motherhood, short story, Society, writing community

Book Recommendations 2021 (& Their Cocktails)

Here are books that I recommend that have either come out this year or that I read this year. I … More

book recommendations, bookworm, cocktails, indie books, literature, reading

Counting X’s

always looking down down into the gutter where darkness is born. talking’ through my lashes instead of those orbs that … More

Poetry, prose poem, sad

lost in the static // Haibun

dead bodies line the edges of the nineties. mourners threw crystal meth inside the coffin instead of soil. they used … More

haibun, haiku, Poetry, poetry community, writing community

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