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what once floated
After the house burned down
16 hrs ago • 
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October 2025

hand that feeds
Jo Jo Baby was twelve years old when they nabbed her.
Oct 20 • 
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August 2025

the people who don't exist
In between worlds, the people who don’t exist line up on the day of the procedures.
Aug 26 • 
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June 2023

milk is for the pussy
“Milk is for the pussy.
Jun 30, 2023 • 
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November 2022

the internet doesn't know what's wrong with me
(( an old poem ))
Nov 28, 2022 • 
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take the oath
(( an old poem ))
Nov 28, 2022 • 
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upon the dead earth
If it weren’t for the man jerking off in the Rite Aid parking lot, I wouldn’t have noticed.
Nov 14, 2022 • 
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September 2022

beyond the known world
We aren’t getting through this without a civil war, he wrote, one late October evening, head poking out from the hole he’d dug in the backyard.
Sep 27, 2022 • 
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August 2022

clean pillow
Back when I was living in Philadelphia, there was this guy, his name was Jacks (yes, plural), he would walk around with his head cracked open.
Aug 25, 2022 • 
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the genius
2021?
Aug 7, 2022 • 
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February 2022

Dear Denny
2022
Feb 4, 2022 • 
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January 2022

Excerpt from short story 'STOP ANIMAL ABUSE'
Okay, okay yes—I am far away now.
Jan 31, 2022 • 
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