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Missed Connections

Freewrite Thursday is the new Freewrite Friday. Poem after the pic: “Missed Connections” standing like a confession in the fish aisle your brainstem leaking jewels ——————–let me gobble these up for you ——-vicious harmonics architecture O pipes —– abuzz ———– … Continue reading

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Compensation (a draft)

“Compensation” Don’t tell the gods but I’m pretty sure I’m pissed. I was on the lookout for love in the breakfast nook. Last night was ecstatic— ah yes,    ———is it ever enough to say, my bad? I know you … Continue reading

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your cover letter is (probably) terrible

and the best, most current advice I can give to any writer seriously considering submitting his-her poetry is to work as an intern or in some slush-reading capacity. It will illuminate your own idiosyncrasies (or what you had assumed were … Continue reading

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