"His trembling hands held everything unsayable."
“His trembling hands held everything unsayable.” - 6-Word Story #31
View Articlehere one moment, gone the next
In October of last year the neighbors’ six-year-old daughter drownedin their backyard pool, while her parents stood a few feet awayflipping steaks on the grill. Once I saw a homeless man on the...
View Articleequating trips to the dentist with loss
The Romans believed that a toothache signifies a departed soul,someone who was once part of life but then slipped slowly out of it,much the same way in which a page filled with watercolorsis slowly...
View ArticleHi, I'm a little confused about how Tumblr actually works right now hah ;)...
That Sunday poem was not written by me. If it has another person’s url or it says the word “source” beneath it, it is not mine and was written or made by someone else. That means it was reblogged.My...
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I tried to write a heartbreaking story in just a few words. I am not a writer...
I like the simplicity of it, and the theme. But maybe you could find a way to talk about love without directly mentioning it, you know what I mean? Like, write about the theme of unrequited love in a...
View Article"A good way to fall in love is to turn off the headlights and drive very fast...
“A good way to fall in love is to turn off the headlights and drive very fast down dark roads.Another way to fall in love is to say they are only mints and swallow them with a strong drink.Then it is...
View Article"God caught Satan in bed…praying."
“God caught Satan in bed…praying.” - 6-Word Story #32
View ArticleMultiple Sclerosis
One night when we were making love, your knees suddenly locked upas they were hooked around my waist, and we had to lie there like thatfor two hours, until the sensation returned to your skinand we...
View ArticleYour poem about multiple sclerosis is really beautiful. My mom has ms so it...
Someone wonderful suggested it to me. :)
View ArticleHomage
On the first day of class the professor asks us whetherthe connection between sex and death is transient.A girl in the back raises her hand, says that making lovealways reminds her of the summer her...
View ArticleQuestion: Do you plan on publishing your writing, as in a book? I would LOVE...
Yes yes yes, I do plan on publishing a book of my writings someday! I would love to do that and I’m glad you would buy it.I’m so glad you stuck to studying English Language and Literature, and I hope...
View Article"Syllables, not bouquets, on Bukowski’s grave."
“Syllables, not bouquets, on Bukowski’s grave.” - 6-Word Story #33
View Articleyou say you are in love with words but sometimes I feel like words hopelessly...
Oh my god. You just made my night, my week, my month, my year.
View ArticleI just wanted you all to know that I finally made a page for all the...
I just wanted you all to know that I finally made a page for all the categories of my poems-eating disorders, rape, miscarriage, sex, cancer, shyness, etc. It lists all the major themes of my poems and...
View ArticleTime Machine
Here’s what I understand, that human beings are approximately75% water, and some of us are writing first drafts of our life stories,but others of us are finishing up our final thesis.Inserting a finger...
View ArticleJust curious what artists you listen to? I know in many cases writers get...
Arcade Fire, El Ten Eleven, Bright Eyes, The Killers, Ray LaMontagne, Phoenix, The Antlers, Beirut, Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, Coldplay, Flatsound, Radiohead, Bon Iver, Joni Mitchell, Ben Howard,...
View Article"His mouth a key, unlocking hers."
“His mouth a key, unlocking hers.” - 6-Word Story #34
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