I’m really sorry but please do not ask me to read your poems and...
I’m really sorry but please do not ask me to read your poems and critique them!
View ArticleThe troubled words of a troubled mind I try to understand what is eating you...
The troubled words of a troubled mind I try to understand what is eating you I try to stay awake but its 58 hours since that I last slept with you What are we coming to? I just don’t know anymore
View ArticleHi! So, you post some of your poems here for people to read for free, and...
Hey.That’s a really good question. So my book is a mix of old poems that have already been posted on here and some completely new ones that have never been posted.I honestly think that just as many...
View Article"It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We...
“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” - Chuck Palahniuk (via eskimartymo)
View ArticleI preordered your book and I never received it.):
My publisher contacted me a day ago and said that he was sorry for the slight delay in getting orders out- it’s a lot of work to package books by hand, as you can imagine.But he put a 20% off coupon in...
View ArticleHave you ever been in love?
Have I ever not been? When I’m not in love with people I’m in love with trees and fall leaves and warm smiles and the idea of the universe continuing to exist while I’m asleep.
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andtheuniversesaid: My mom ordered Survival Songs for me, and...
andtheuniversesaid:My mom ordered Survival Songs for me, and it arrived today in the mail! I couldn’t be more excited. Go check her out on tumblr! This book is a small portion of her writing prowess....
View ArticleI'm sorry if you have already answered this question, but I'm curious about...
Nope; that’s just how the printing turned out. :)
View ArticleYou should post more pictures of yourself. You're very pretty and it may...
That’s very sweet of you!
View ArticleDear Depression: A Hate Letter
One. Oh wait, my tongue slipped: I didn’t mean to call you “dear.”I meant to say fuck you. And not in the sexual sense either,because no one would ever want to take you to bed.When my parent’s...
View ArticleHave you ever written about someone or something and been really proud of it...
Yes, yes, 100% yes! But I often find that the pieces that are scariest to share are actually the best pieces because they reveal the most vulnerability, which is really integral to writing...
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raspberrymilk: Type Poster by Black Monday on Flickr.
raspberrymilk:Type Poster by Black Monday on Flickr.
View Articleone of those poems in which everyone hurts the protagonist
What you must understand is that sometimes there’s more fleshleft on a fish carcass than bone, that sometimes everything goesthe soft bruising of rotten fruit, that there are dayswhen even picking up...
View ArticleSorry if you've answered this before, but may I ask at what age did you begin...
I started writing seriously when I was about 16. I did write a lot when I was a kid, but it was always for leisure. I never really had a passion for it until about two to two and a half years ago.And I...
View Article"I want a tattoo of the first morning we woke up together. I want the memory...
“I want a tattoo of the first morning we woke up together. I want the memory to hurt.” - Clementine von Radics (via ted—bundy)
View ArticleYour writing helped my ex girlfriend through a lot of her own struggles. I...
I am truly glad that my poems were a source of comfort for your ex-girlfriend; I’m honored that my words could be a safe space for her.I hope she has a wonderful birthday, and I can tell how deeply you...
View ArticleHello :) Do you remember the first poem you've ever written? and if yes, what...
Hello! I actually found the first poem I’d ever written in a notebook the day before I left for college. It had something about blackbirds and breaking glass and falling sky and the phrase “shudder all...
View ArticleI have followed your work and known you since you were first starting out on...
I miss Flickr a lot, so it’s wonderful to hear from someone there. I’m honored that you’ve followed my “journey,” since the very beginning.Your message made a day full of cough drops, Cepacol, and...
View ArticleSometimes I come home and cry for no reason at all. Am I the only one?
My dear, you are most certainly not the only one."I still catch myself feeling blue about things that don’t matter anymore.”-Kurt Vonnegut
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