today i thought of you at 3 am
I am moving to New York City in the spring.Yesterday, when I sat stoned in your bed at dusk,the cicadas rubbed their wings against one anotherso hard I was surprised it didn’t generate a currentof...
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"On the days your body spoils, I’d still kiss you even when you grit your...
“On the days your body spoils, I’d still kiss you even when you grit your teeth.I’ll let you call my arms a buggy, collect everything you need in them while your Pasteurization unravels, pretend...
View ArticleI am amazed by the way your writing style adapts to the different speakers in...
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you understand that the speaker of a poem isn’t always the same person as the writer, and I’m very happy you think my writing is realistic.Much love to you too! :)
View ArticleDo you think there is such a thing as bad poetry? And if so, what makes a...
I think that “bad poetry” is simply an opinion. Yes, there are plenty of poems that I dislike, but I don’t consider them bad, just not to my taste.To each their own.
View ArticleSitting in the Philadelphia airport talking to someone about your blog -...
That’s so awesome! Your message just made my day. :D
View Article"He kneaded her heart like dough."
“He kneaded her heart like dough.” - 6-Word Story #92
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i don’t really miss you, lindsay bottos, 2012
i don’t really miss you, lindsay bottos, 2012
View Articleafter all these years
You’re having coffee in the morning, one of those mornings where everything is slow and sleepy and you’re still waking up, and then all of a sudden you’re kissing him, the kiss that involves two mouths...
View ArticleI have a daughter who is 3 years old, and every night your poems make me cry....
Thank you so, so much, from the bottom of my heart. What a wonderful message. I’m sure your daughter loves you very much; you seem like such a kind person.Thank you, a million times over. This means...
View ArticleYour words saved my life on more than one occasion. That is all.
I’m so glad, otherwise I might not be getting this message right now because you might be gone. <3
View Articleso i decided that if you send me a rude message/hate mail, i’m just not...
so i decided that if you send me a rude message/hate mail, i’m just not going to respond. i’m really tired of clogging up my blog with messages like that, and honestly, it’s probably pretty annoying to...
View Article"Their hands parted like passing ships."
“Their hands parted like passing ships.” - 6-Word Story #93
View Articlethe shortest love poem ever
I still drunk-text you even when I’m soberand I still find your hair clogging the bathtub drainbut none of that compares to the shapeof your mouth on mineand Noah would probably want 5,000 copies of...
View Articlehello, dear. i asked this a few days ago, so my apologies if you just haven't...
Hello! I don’t have any of my playlists on 8tracks or any other such site. But of course, you’re welcome to upload them yourself!Have a wonderful day. :)
View Articlelike mother, unlike daughter
My mother tries to come up with something new for dinnereach night of the week, and sometimes I think that thisis the saddest phase of her existence-having to choose betweencheese pizza, or pizza with...
View Articlehow a hoarder probably feels
mostlyfiction:Loving someone doesn’t always meanbeing happy, and if I were able toI’d take back all of the drunk text messagesI had ever sent to you. Because that was whenI was at my most vulnerable,...
View ArticleWhat are your favorite psychology books to read?
Opening Skinner’s Box by Lauren SlaterDreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep by David K. RandallThe Examined Life by Stephen GroszThe Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and Other...
View Articlethe first time i kissed a girl written by...
the first time i kissed a girlwritten by writingsforwinterread by mostlyfiction
View Articlemy favorite poems mixtape
10 Honest Thoughts on Being Loved by a Skinny Boy by Rachel WileyThe First Time I Met His Mother by Megan FalleyElegy Owed by Bob HicokTo A Sad Daughter by Michael OndaatjeHome Wrecker by Ocean...
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