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an individualist collective of structured anarchy
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Whirling Butterfly
Whirling Butterfly
Head over heels with gratefulness — for Love
Jenine "Jeni" Baines
Jul 2
Yesterdays and Tomorrows
Yesterdays and Tomorrows
Flow
Claire Kelly
Jun 17
Running Just as Fast as I Can
Running Just as Fast as I Can
Poetry in the Madness
Connie Song
Jun 24
Pink Bird of Paradise
Pink Bird of Paradise
An ode to my happy place every summertime
Jenine "Jeni" Baines
Jun 19
A Scar
A Scar
Or indelible truth
Allisonn Church
Jul 12
Taylor Swift Redacted
Taylor Swift Redacted
Summer jam poetry
Allisonn Church
Jul 20
All the While I’m Mad
All the While I’m Mad
A hot cross poem
Doodleslice
Jun 22
I Am a Rock
I Am a Rock
and a rock feels no pain (or does it?)
Juliet James
Jul 7
Latest Inspirations
Life Lessons of Little Land Lizards
Life Lessons of Little Land Lizards
Can’t help but grin when my path crosses theirs.
Emily Gibson
Jul 23
Before I Stand Up
Before I Stand Up
A poem written from the ground up
Doodleslice
Jul 23
Maybe
Maybe
Summer Jam Redaction
Thomas James
Jul 21
2021–2024
2021–2024
a season of decay
Thomas James
Jul 16
Dusty Thoughts
Dusty Thoughts
A poem in pictures
Doodleslice
Jul 16
Status Update
Status Update
A poem without function
Doodleslice
Jul 16
Deathwishes
Deathwishes
Deathwishes come true; it could happen to you, even after you’ve changed your mind. Oblivion waits (booked with flexible dates) howsoever…
Thomas James
Jul 15
Feline Groovy
Feline Groovy
A poem unraveling
Doodleslice
Jul 10
In Sunlight
In Sunlight
on solitude and the comforting indifference of nature
Thomas James
Jul 6
From Here to the Bend in the Sky
From Here to the Bend in the Sky
A poem of tattered cloth
Doodleslice
Jul 4
Surfeit of Leisures
Surfeit of Leisures
A drawing guided by a poem
Doodleslice
Jul 2
My Golden Mallet
My Golden Mallet
A poem that clinks onamatopoetically
Doodleslice
Jun 28
Closer to the Metal
Closer to the Metal
a tale of personal development
Thomas James
Jun 28
The Courier’s Gambit
The Courier’s Gambit
Short short fiction
Allisonn Church
Jun 25
A Moving Day
A Moving Day
Sometimes when you show up to help, what you move might be unexpected.
Emily Gibson
Jun 25
Rubber Mallet
Rubber Mallet
A poem that eschews gray, more paean than peen
Doodleslice
Jun 25
Hammer or Nail?
Hammer or Nail?
I want to mindfully choose.
Emily Gibson
Jun 21
Another Domino
Another Domino
a reflection on inflection
Thomas James
Jun 21
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
Poetry
Connie Song
Jun 19
Could / Would
Could / Would
Caution: Contains Words
Thomas James
Jun 16
Calamities
Calamities
A poem soaked in lye
Doodleslice
Jun 15
Be(a)st
Be(a)st
Woebegone but not forgotten. Rough beast lurks near Bethlehem. Soft as wool and warm as cotton; root of Jessie, poison stem.
Thomas James
Jun 13
Arachnid
Arachnid
A poem with a sticky end
Doodleslice
Jun 9
A scientist says AI could kill us in 200 years
A scientist says AI could kill us in 200 years
but I’m planning to be dead by then. There’s plenty of time to plan, and death is the most important moment of our lives. Mine will be in…
Allisonn Church
Jun 7
Mother, Mother
Mother, Mother
How I became my mother
Juliet James
Jun 5
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