the book burner
I used to roll your name around in my mouth like a lost tooth.As time went by it turned into something bittersweet and rotten,its roots gripping my gums like a jealous lover.I still shudder whenever I...
View Article“You write so beautifully, the inside of your mind must be a terrifying place.”
“You write so beautifully, the inside of your mind must be a terrifying place.”
View Article"Where did you bury your heart? she asked him. In the backyard, underneath...
“Where did you bury your heart? she asked him. In the backyard, underneath the walnut tree. I dug its grave as far into the soil as it would go, he replied. And why would you do a thing like that? she...
View Articlesleeping with someone
When you sleep with someone for the first timeyou try to get under their skin and pry them open,get into the hot red heat of them where the mind ceasesto exist and the heart takes over.You’re always...
View Articlei think your writing is a bit overrated. it's good, but you re-use the same...
I don’t understand why you couldn’t tell me this off-anon. I’m not going to be angry with you; I would just rather that you tell me this “in person.”
View Articlei have no doubt you wouldnt be angry, but as evidenced by my last question,...
But my followers wouldn’t eat you alive because I’m not going to broadcast to anyone who you are. I would never, ever tell anyone who you were if you messaged me off-anon.
View Articlehello again, i wonder, you only seem to post poetic asks - but i would like...
Oh, I don’t only post poetic asks. :) I’m sorry if you asked me this before and I never answered. Yes, I write all of the fragments.
View Articlesleepsweet: Spoken-word version of A Writing For Winter.
sleepsweet:Spoken-word version of A Writing For Winter.
View Article"I wish I could turn my skin inside out, she remarked. Why? he inquired. So...
“I wish I could turn my skin inside out, she remarked. Why? he inquired. So that all my organs and bones would be laid bare and I would be transparent. For once in my life I want people to be able to...
View Articlecalculus
At first he wants to measure all your angles with a protractor,find the exact number of degrees between your collarbonesand the soft skin of your shoulder. Then he wants to diagramthe distance from...
View ArticleI love your writing, but if you could stand a bit of constructive critisism,...
It’s awful, isn’t it?
View ArticleOn days my heart caves and my lungs seem to pull particles of poison from the...
That was beautiful. You’re very, very welcome. x
View ArticleWriting Playlist
1. Iron & Wine-Lion’s Mane2. The Lumineers-Slow It Down3. Grouplove-Itchin’ on a Photograph4. The Killers-A White Demon Love Song5. The Hollies-The Air That I Breathe6. Simon and Garfunkel-The...
View Articlemending what is broken
I’m trying to dismantle your bones and stack them in the cornerlike a pile of onions, like the forty milk crates that are dropped off everymorning, but your bones don’t want to be handled and so I have...
View Articleon loving you even with broken bones
I’m terrified that one day I’ll find your body in a field.Cemeteries are not the only thingsthat bury the dead. And maybe it won’t be todayor tomorrow or even the week after, but something tells meit...
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