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Dakota Shane

Dakota Shane

Pure (A Poem)

Lava lamps cast waving fingers across faded paperback pages. Bright pink feet stick out of a dinosaur blanket — Toy Story pajamas on. All…

Oct 1, 2023

Oct 1, 2023

Dakota Shane

Scents (A Poem)

Some scents bring me back.

Sep 24, 2023

Sep 24, 2023

Dakota Shane

Waiting For God (A Poem)

I went to Dublin in search of Joyce, and found Beckett instead. I stumbled on Saunders, while browsing for Salinger in a Pasadena…

Sep 17, 2023

Waiting For God (A Poem)

Sep 17, 2023

Dakota Shane

Lottery (A Poem)

I’ve never kissed the clouds,

Sep 10, 2023

Sep 10, 2023

Dakota Shane

Ever Noticed? (A Poem)

Have you ever noticed… That we never regret taking too many photos?

Sep 3, 2023

Ever Noticed? (A Poem)

Sep 3, 2023

Dakota Shane

Shake My Shoulders, Wipe My Eyes

I tried writing a letter to my younger self, but he didn’t open the envelope. He wouldn’t have opened it, for fear it’d be a birthday card…

Aug 27, 2023

Shake My Shoulders, Wipe My Eyes

Aug 27, 2023

Dakota Shane

Pipe Dreams (A Poem)

For years, I tried finding a way to tell the story of the historic figure Sir William Phips. The poor son of a carpenter with 26 brothers…

Aug 20, 2023

Pipe Dreams (A Poem)

Aug 20, 2023

Dakota Shane

3 Little (Loose) Rules For Life

Don’t be so quick to write off cliches. There’s a reason they’ve lasted the test of time.

Aug 13, 2023

3 Little (Loose) Rules For Life

Aug 13, 2023

Dakota Shane

Nostalgia (A Poem)

Be careful of your relationship with nostalgia. If you’re too fond of it, you run the risk of thinking your best days are behind you. If…

Aug 6, 2023

Nostalgia (A Poem)

Aug 6, 2023

Dakota Shane

Cynicism

Cynicism is a dirt road after a heavy rain.

Jul 30, 2023

Cynicism

Jul 30, 2023

Dakota Shane

Dakota Shane

I write, draw, and tell stories. New work published every Sunday! Based in Los Angeles. Check out more at: www.dakotashane.com/art

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