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Dec 11, 2020

The Invisible Suitcase

I’m pleased to announce the publication of my first poetry chapbook. I hope you’ll check it out on Amazon or (better yet) at the…

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The Invisible Suitcase
The Invisible Suitcase

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Feb 29, 2020

Dear Judge McKeon

(I wrote this piece a couple years ago, and it is sadly not an isolated example of injustice when it comes to household violence against children and women in particular.) Dear Judge McKeon, A 40-year-old Montana father raped his 12-year-old daughter. Repeatedly. You sentenced him to 60 days, of which…

Injustice

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Dear Judge McKeon
Dear Judge McKeon
Injustice

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Dec 3, 2019

The beautiful rowdy prisoners

The small man Builds cages for everyone He knows. While the sage, Who has to duck his head When the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the Beautiful Rowdy Prisoners. — Hafez The beautiful, rowdy prisoners. It is their ghosts I think of as I walk…

Prison Reform

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The beautiful rowdy prisoners
The beautiful rowdy prisoners
Prison Reform

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Aug 20, 2019

Power Outage

Power Outage, August 20, 2019 I like the sound of the cars, passing lonely on the rainy afternoon street, the way the sound of the rain rises up like a wave crashing, then falls softly to patter. …

Poetry Writing

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Power Outage
Power Outage
Poetry Writing

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Jul 20, 2019

I smelled fear.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin I was struck this morning by the feelings that came up in a fastwrite about childhood. …

Bullying

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I smelled fear.
I smelled fear.
Bullying

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May 21, 2019

Mnemosyne and the Muses

Last night I woke in the teeth of the storm, shaking in a strange bed in a strange place. This time, it wasn’t a dream. I woke to thunder so loud I could feel it course through me, over and over, the way a bass beat at a rock concert…

Muse

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Mnemosyne and the Muses
Mnemosyne and the Muses
Muse

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Jan 12, 2019

The news scares me…

…art connects me to hope I came across this pencil drawing titled “the news scares me” that I did several years ago. (Seems it’s not a new trend, the news, being scary…) This is a reminder to anyone who’s feeling overwhelmed by the state of things not to despair, but to keep doing whatever you can do to make the world a better place, in whatever ways are within your means. Small actions, large actions — just take action. Do what you can do. Meet the world with love. And laughter. And anger. And hope.

Newspapers

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The news scares me…
The news scares me…
Newspapers

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Jan 11, 2019

Happy New Year. (I’ve been bad.)

Happy 2019. It′s started off rocky, and my heart is feeling heavy for reasons both external and internal. Familiar questions echo: bouncing from the global to the personal. Why are our societal systems often so cruel to the most vulnerable, the most innocent? Why do we so often hurt the…

Love

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Happy New Year. (I’ve been bad.)
Happy New Year. (I’ve been bad.)
Love

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Oct 27, 2018

Postcard to myself

Dear 19-year-old Me, You were SO excited, do you remember? …

Writing Prompts

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Postcard to myself
Postcard to myself
Writing Prompts

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Oct 8, 2018

Headline: Sexual Assault Hotline Sees Busiest Day Ever

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/01/health/sexual-assault-hotline-record-bn/index.html

Sexual Assault

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Headline: Sexual Assualt Hotline Sees Busiest Day Ever
Headline: Sexual Assualt Hotline Sees Busiest Day Ever
Sexual Assault

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Elaine Olund

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I try to imagine what the world could be, and see how it really is.

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