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A mismatched collection of poetry, fiction, personal essays, and updates about my everyday life.

To Savannah, With Love

December 2, 2011April 17, 2018Leave a comment

You sit in sweltering Georgia heat, mosquitos drinking from salted skin. Another glass of sweet iced tea, fingered with Jack Daniel’s sour mash whiskey, sweats in your hand. The moon dips below the lip of your rented wrap-around porch and throws pale light on your rocking chair. Soon, when the warm liquor has curled in … Continue reading To Savannah, With Love

The Fun House

September 27, 2011April 17, 2018Leave a comment

A skull lurks between warped mirros and revolving doors, hissing breath of dry ice pools around my ankles. Fear multiplies around me and in my eyes race across the blood splattered reflections of lost wandering souls searching for the safety of strong arms wrap around my heart trembles and laughs behind me in the purple darkness … Continue reading The Fun House

Workshop Scraps

September 27, 2011April 17, 2018Leave a comment

All of the following are writings/musings/prompt work/scribbles straight out of my poetry workshop journal. These are unedited, rough, messy, and sometimes dumb. I just thought you all would like a glimpse into how my brain works when  I don't have the luxury of the backspace key. I've tried to recreate the whole page for you, … Continue reading Workshop Scraps

Protected: A Brief Fairy Tale

September 11, 2011July 19, 2017

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An Impromptu Bucket List

March 27, 2011July 19, 20171 Comment

1. Touch an elephant. 2. Borrow a pygmy goat. 3. Sleep outside with just a blanket and a pillow. 4. Turn the sprinklers on while someone's in the danger zone. 5. Drive over 150 miles per hour. 6. Meet any of the bands/artists on my iPod's Most Played List. DONE 7. Fit into a size … Continue reading An Impromptu Bucket List

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