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Month: October 2019

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To a Meaningful Friendship

Posted on October 27, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short poem about childhood friendship.

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The Fate of Mr. Morrison

Posted on October 25, 2019May 4, 2022 by alexis

An interesting discovery has been made by a wealthy and secret organization in Britain known as the Inquiry. A group of intellects and explorers are hired to pursue this discovery to the ends of the ocean. The only problem: the thing discovered knows they’re coming.

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The Bicycle Woman

Posted on October 23, 2019May 4, 2022 by alexis

A short story about a man and a woman. Content may be unsettling for some readers.

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Love, The Ordinary

Posted on October 19, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short love poem about ordinary, wonderful love.

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Special

Posted on October 18, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

I knew my child was different from the moment those final bursts of pain were swept aside with the sweet relief of a finished labour. “Take a break,” the nurse told me as the baby’s crying began, “there’s more to come, but the worst of it is over. Well done, you.” They were wiping her down, placing her in a tray.

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Religion of Repetition

Posted on October 16, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short poem about religious tropes, human morality, and the beliefs of sin and forgiveness.

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Rain

Posted on October 15, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

I feel the loss of moving, of course. The loss of friends, and weeknight activities and meetups. I feel the loss of being gone while my neph

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Through the Bamboo Doors

Posted on October 10, 2019April 24, 2024 by alexis

To be read as an odd short story about a witch, a trumpeter, a girl, and a baboon.

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[The Blanket Pages]

Posted on October 10, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

Tomes describing life in the form of awkward poetry.

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Existential Crisis

Posted on October 9, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

I realized today that I could die today. Or tomorrow. Or whenever. I don’t really know when. AND SO COULD YOU, THE PEOPLE I LIKE. And if I did die, my last few tweets, or facebook posts, or stories, would be the memories people had of me.

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