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an individualist collective of structured anarchy
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In My Voice
In My Voice
verse that just wants to be free, like anybody
Thomas James
Sep 12
Diesel, Goodbye My Sweet Fella
Diesel, Goodbye My Sweet Fella
Rest in peace
Doodleslice
Sep 4
Idiot
Idiot
by an idiot
Thomas James
Sep 11
Near-Life Experience
Near-Life Experience
let’s try that again
Thomas James
Sep 17
At the Threshold
At the Threshold
The dark half of the year arrives.
Allisonn Church
Sep 25
Gray Brain
Gray Brain
On I Think
Wolf Eberhardt
Sep 20
Revocable Living Trust
Revocable Living Trust
on loving without a safety harness
Thomas James
Sep 25
Tahoe
Tahoe
better lake than never
Thomas James
Sep 28
Latest Inspirations
Booster Shock
Booster Shock
third time’s the charm
Thomas James
Oct 1
The Empty Stomach
The Empty Stomach
A poem chewing its way out of tall grasses
Doodleslice
Sep 30
Sock-Sorting
Sock-Sorting
on boredom and box-ins
Wolf Eberhardt
Sep 26
Bite Down Hard
Bite Down Hard
A shark-toothed tempest gnawing on a poem
Doodleslice
Sep 23
Denouement
Denouement
the unwinding
Thomas James
Sep 23
Cautionary Tale
Cautionary Tale
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” -George Santayana
Thomas James
Sep 21
They
They
they know who they are
Thomas James
Sep 19
Baby Rattlesnakes, Childhood Trauma & Free Will
Baby Rattlesnakes, Childhood Trauma & Free Will
the tale of a new tattoo
Thomas James
Sep 15
Peter Pumpkin
Peter Pumpkin
A poem curling in a patch where evil things hatch
Doodleslice
Sep 14
Parenting -101
Parenting -101
my totally unrelatable story
Thomas James
Sep 13
Magician
Magician
A flim-flam that took a turn for the verse
Doodleslice
Sep 12
Six
Six
because seven ate nine
Thomas James
Sep 8
Brain Dig
Brain Dig
An archeological site in my skull
Juliet James
Sep 7
Sleep to Dream
Sleep to Dream
I’d rather not, thanks
Juliet James
Sep 4
Traffic
Traffic
toast and jam
Thomas James
Sep 4
Dumb
Dumb
A poem with a disposition
Doodleslice
Aug 30
The Origin of Wind
The Origin of Wind
Some questions I asked today
Allisonn Church
Aug 30
Now Is When I Needed You
Now Is When I Needed You
a poem about the arrival of a formerly theoretical moment
Thomas James
Aug 25
Farther
Farther
a lune
Thomas James
Aug 20
The Conversation
The Conversation
A poem that begins innocently enough
Doodleslice
Aug 19
The Frost Scorpio
The Frost Scorpio
Her cold sting burns hot
Juliet James
Aug 18
Sol Invictus
Sol Invictus
classical chaos with a reading
Thomas James
Aug 18
Bored
Bored
A poem without empathy
Doodleslice
Aug 13
I Want a Drink
I Want a Drink
an exercise in semantic density
Thomas James
Aug 7
I Could
I Could
A poem, unresolved and suffering
Doodleslice
Aug 6
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