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Category: Poetry

Be The Root // Mini Essay About Marketing Yourself

“Don’t be disheartened by rejection. Your work isn’t you.”  This is advice most writers are given after complaining about rejection. … More

business, essay, Fiction, marketing, marketing strategy, Poetry, psychology, short story

Poems: A Thin Slice of Anxiety

Cody Sexton from A Thin Slice of Anxiety took on some of my poetry. They have officially dropped, and if … More

depressed poet, depression, poet, Poetry, publishing, writing community

squid game // poem

she walks into a Starbucks, and sheorders; a large pumpkin spice latte,five biscuits, two slices of lemonloaf, three mugs, and … More

poet, Poetry, squid game, writing community

don’t sleep on me // senryu

[H𝓪ppy N𝓪tion𝓪l Poetry D𝓪y] you’re the one with themask // with the high definitionsound system bullshit this is your true … More

depression, grunge, haiku, life, national poetry day, Poetry, senryu, underdogs, world

Beyond The Zero Podcast: I’m A Guest

Beyond The Zero is a podcast that interviews authors and artists alike. They will reveal their top 10 books and … More

books, Fiction, interview, Podcast, Poetry, writing community

lost highway//senryu

moonstone helps me seethat what we had wasn’t meantto last forever pain radiates throughmy body in an almostaddictive manner if … More

death, haiku, love, Poetry, poetrycommunity, senryu

a breakfast moon // senryu

Authors Note: To follow on from ‘Pretty Boy’, this linked Senryu displays my contempt for those who judge what others … More

fatphobia, haiku, narcissism, Poetry, senryu, truth, writing

sixteen — micro fiction

I stood on the corner of the street, fishnet stockings pulled up and a newspaper under my arm. The burgeoning … More

Fiction, Lolita, micro fiction, older men, transgressive fiction

how to be alone: the remix

learning how to be alone used to come naturally to me. it really wasn’t a big deal. nobody would pick … More

depression, Fame, insecurity, Poetry, prose poetry

#Ghosted//Essay

They tell us that the world doesn’t owe us anything, that people don’t owe us anything. In their view, the … More

depression, love, mental health, mental illness, Poetry, writing

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