Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — d. e. fulfordauthor, instructor, editor, partner, motorcyclist, dog-mom, human — Humans love categorization — it’s how we make sense of the world around us. Placing ourselves into various categorical roles demonstrates that which we value about our individual circumstances. It shows the world around us how we consider ourselves to be amongst the masses. And I am no different. I…About Me3 min readAbout Me3 min read
Published in Sky Collection·Feb 1Member-onlyHow Do You Know?On being a writer — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Get Inside·Jul 20, 2022Member-onlyStop the Hate: You’re MiraculousBut they’re making billions convincing us we’re lousy — I’m not here to tell anyone what or what not to do. But I’ve recently been thinking about the human experience (specifically in America, since that is the only nation in which I have lived) and how much of our lives we spend just hating ourselves. We hate our hair…Nonfiction3 min readNonfiction3 min read
Published in Sky Collection·Jul 6, 2022Member-onlyEnlightenment: A State of Being or A Being of StateQuestions without answers deserve consideration — Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true. — Adyashanti When I was younger, I hated the…Nonfiction2 min readNonfiction2 min read
Published in Get Inside·Jun 24, 2022Member-onlyMission AbortedWelcome to America — Why and by whose authority were you born? Did you ask for this life, the sucking of warm air? Why the bleeding? Can’t you stuff something between yourself so no one has to know? Do you think we want to hear the sobbing? Where will you go in the night…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Get Inside·Jun 23, 2022Member-onlyThe World is QuakingWho is listening? Who is dancing cheek-to-cheek with eternity? — Arguably, the summer of 2021–22 was my “most successful” by many people’s standards. During this year, I had my first book of poetry traditionally published. I also completed my Doctor of Education degree in transformative leadership and published my dissertation. I clawed, screamed, fought, and lost so many nights of…Nonfiction2 min readNonfiction2 min read
Published in Get Inside·Aug 10, 2021Member-onlyFirst Session…And it was also my last — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Get Inside·Aug 10, 2021Member-onlySocial Media Knew Before I DidToeing the liminal, eyeing the solace of the gravest sleep — 1. in certain cultures, i’ve read, living do not bury or burn the dead; they instead canonize the remains in celebration. a commemoration of mortality undone might feature any number of ill-conceived party favors though nonetheless remains a better idea than the traditional american funeral. 2. the first dead person…Mwc Death4 min readMwc Death4 min read
Published in Sky Collection·Jul 7, 2021Member-onlyFearIn Etheree — Fear is not always a moving train or the static of night. No, sometimes fear is the upsweep of wind on the far eastern Colorado plains right after a track meet in your boyfriend’s old truck when being lost means giving up. ~ The etheree is a strict syllabic form…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Get Inside·Jun 29, 2021Member-onlyFlight PathThe life flux of balance — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
