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Emergence of Self
This poem was inspired by my study of George Herbert Mead’s ideas about the creation of the self as the product of seeing oneself being seen. In this context, it is a self-reflection on how I became who I am today.
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Among the graces of orchard kings,we sit like moonlight on a field of grain. In violet beams ofsky-burstbrightin the evening,the warriors dance to beats of lives saved and lives lost,to beats offoot onfoot on,pounding the ground rock soil. Again they dance,waving hands through swarms of fire,light,fire;flying home to forest swamps in the no-light. Child’s laughter […]
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It’s Been a While
Standing at a check-out counter at a grocery store for hours on end can become easy after a while, until old acquaintances appear and upset my mojo.
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“Timmy hold on!” yelled the Iguana as he ran alongside the cliff trying to find some way to lift his friend up. But he was just an iguana, what could he do? Timmy was the last of the biters and he had to survive, as an Iguana it was his duty to protect him, it […]
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A spontaneous story written based on the following prompts given to me by my coworkers: Britney – Denim Lady – Scuba Divers – Cactus When Britney heard she would be working with the famed “Denim Diver” she was elated. The woman was a legend. She had practically invented the modern scuba tank. They were to […]
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Kendra was feelingblue. It wasonly 3 days ago thather family’s boat crashedinto the sand dunes ofwhat they were callingPineapple Island. Notbecause it had pineapples,but because they wishedit had pineapples, orany fruit for that matter.And yet despite the headachefrom malnourishment, andthe pit in her stomach, theonly thing she could thinkabout was Tommy, the firstboy she had […]
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This story was originally conceived as an infinity story. I wrote the story on a paper bag and taped the end to the beginning to create a literal story loop. As a result, the story can be started from any of the paragraph breaks. Fortunately for Adam, the wind in the cave was not as […]
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