Ink & Interruptions

  • Shadows

    I’ve loved you from the shadows Every year and Every day I’ve watched your soul change Grow soft and  Start to fade  You were powerful And brave  Alive and unafraid   But time erodes  Corrupts Withers and decays But, I love you The you that Shimmered and flared Exploded With colors wild and raw Your soul

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  • Silver and Gold

    Where was he, I thought as I skimmed the shelves of our town’s local bookstore. My eyes scanned over the titles as I ran my fingers across the top of their bindings: The Round House, Macbeth, Where the Crawdads Sing, Everything that Rises Must Converge. I tried to follow the mental gymnastics used to place

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  • Grounded

    “Mom!” Jack felt his lungs expand as he waved at his mother who was sitting on a bench across the park. “Mom!” he yelled again. Still nothing. Her eyes remained downcast focused on her phone. She had been working on the same case all week. Jack didn’t understand what exactly she was doing, but he

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  • Fifteen Mississippis

    I am sitting at the edge of my twin-sized, blue mattress staring at the four walls surrounding me. This is what I see. There is an etching of a penis below the small, silver sink to my right, and beside that are several small lines. They are paired off into fives, and I know (because

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  • A mother’s body

    “Too fat” “Too round” Sounds that Pierce my skin Thoughts, opinions Claims That my body bears Claims made by strangers That cling to my soul Festering and boiling beneath stretch marks too big to hide Beautiful and strong As the fetus moved and grew Fearless as the due date drew near …Now a child clings

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  • Christine

    My hands were trembling as I ripped open the box and fumbled with yet another plastic wrapping. I was clenching my knees together so tight that I thought the bone would crack. I had drunk four bottles of water before bed last night, and now my bladder was ready, but I wasn’t. “Dammit.”  Finally, I

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