update
Okay. Here’s what I’m going to do. Most of you have suggested that I withdraw the piece, and I tend to agree more with that line of reasoning. A few others of you have said that magazines “just do this...
View ArticleI think you should withdraw from it because the piece isn't "you" anymore....
You said it perfectly. That new version doesn’t feel like it came from the heart, and it didn’t, since it was basically sliced and diced.I just hope we can reach some kind of compromise, because I do...
View ArticleI find ” drop coins into the hollows of my knees and turn me into a wishing...
Hello!While I have read Everyday by Mike McGee a few times before, I did not get the inspiration for my own line “drop coins into the hollows of my knees and turn me into a wishing well” from his poem....
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new writing blog to follow!
new writing blog to follow!: http://holdmelikealantern.tumblr.com/
View Article"How long has it been since someone touched part of you other than your body?"
“How long has it been since someone touched part of you other than your body?” - Laurel Hoodwrit (via memereve)
View Articlean ode to the nights we stole from like thieves
The last text message you sent me said you stillmasturbate to my yearbook picture. I still listento the mixtape you made me. I want to be encapsulatedin your smile like a better form of currency,my...
View Articleit took me a few weeks to get up enough courage to call you
I almost wrote about you on the subway but thenI remembered that I’ve been trying to find new thingsto write about. I guess what I’m trying to say is thatwhenever I look at your photo now,taped inside...
View ArticleI was on the verge of attempting suicide tonight again but your response to...
You’re very, very welcome. You deserve to feel better than you’re feeling tonight, and I’m glad I could give you some small measure of comfort.Please, if you’re ever feeling like that again, don’t...
View ArticleI sent you an ask about Mary Oliver and I'd really love it if you reply to...
Oh! Please re-send it; of course I’ll reply!
View Article"to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything...
“to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it. When grief sits with you,...
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This ask is rebloggable by request for anyone who would like to...
This ask is rebloggable by request for anyone who would like to reblog/share it.
View ArticleI always visit your blog when I'm feeling depressed or having thoughts about...
I’m not glad to hear that you’ve been feeling so awful, but I am glad to hear that my blog helps you feel better.Be well <3
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This ask was made rebloggable by request. If you think this ask...
This ask was made rebloggable by request. If you think this ask will help anyone that you know, or if it will help you, please feel free to reblog or share it to give yourself and others comfort.
View ArticleDid you get rid of your poem categories? I can't find the list of tags.
Nope! They’re still there, on the left side of my blog at the top.See them? :)
View Articlehello! i was wondering what you consider your writing style to be? i feel...
Hmm…confessional free verse? Something sorta like slam poetry? I’m not quite sure. :)
View ArticleWriting Playlist 6
1. Orion’s Eyes by Sea Oleena2. I Should Live In Salt by The National3. Driving to the Hospital by Chris Cappello4. Sun In Your Eyes by Grizzly Bear5. Stop Talking by Hot As Sun6. Sweater Weather by...
View Articlelessons i found out too late
Sometimes people don’t love you like you were meant to bebecause they don’t know how to love themselves.Even jellyfish wish they could flip things aroundand sting themselves for once.You know, I have...
View ArticleThis girl keeps coming up in my poetry (I am male). At first I let it happen,...
To be honest, either way, she’s still going to affect your writing.You stay with her: she affects your writing and shows up in it.You break up with her: she continues to affect your writing because...
View Article"I almost miss the sound of your voice but know that the rain outside my...
“I almost miss the sound of your voice but know that the rain outside my window will suffice for tonight. I’m not drunk yet, but we haven’t spoken in months now and I wanted to tell you that someone...
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