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A Burning Man Sunrise Kinda Poem
Warm Hearts, and blinking lights, bursting with fire.
The Everything In Between Poem
I am the warmth of the sun. I am the desolate cold depths of the ocean. I am the stillness of the mountains. I am the roaring engine of a dune buggy. I…
The Writing Poem
I am sitting here in the past typing these words and there you are in the future reading them on a screen. We're not in the same room, you don't even…
The Coffee Poem
Coffee is a wonderful and legal drug. I depend on it to tolerate you, and the horror of a morning sun. I hated the smell as a kid, but grew fond of its…
The Religion Poem
Just like Shabbat, and Church on Sundays, Muslims have Fridays to pray and be nice. My dad and I would go together, like every father and son in the…
The Art Poem
Art is making something out of nothing. It doesn’t have to be hard. Here, I’ll show you. Art is a stick figure drawn by a kid on the back of a napkin, a…
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Short Story: Notes On Therapy [Lover]
Part III of the Archetype Series
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