upcoming pieces
So, I’m not sure how many people reading this on a regular basis have investigated this blog because of its IBD/health connections, but as you may or may not be aware, in addition to my on-going 365...
View Articlewelcome to the hellmouth
preemptive warning – semester starts back tomorrow. which means MADNESS in bookstore land. longer hours, shorter breaks, more inane questions, the works. fun! and by fun, i mean, i’ll be feeling a...
View ArticleWe interrupt your regular writing programme for an IBD-flavoured update!
Ew. I don’t even want to think about what something IBD-flavoured would taste like. Yeah, let’s not go there. Instead, let’s go onwards from shitty titles (HA!) and examine the matter at hand. It’s...
View Articlethe leviathan
lurking unpronounceable in the deepa word unknown to the tongues of mostbut a fear known toall who know the waterand contemplate its dark reachwhat may lie belowit is better not to know
View Articlehere i am lost
collapse into myselfwhat is this placehow did i come to be hereeverything is a mysteryas am i, as am i
View Articlelush
explosions on the horizonand in my minddon’t think it bad(seems that way)but it is colour and dreamsi had seen only sepia palettes eyes wide shutand now colourseeping through andi imbibe the madness it...
View Articlesome nights
could be goodto get out of the housesee something newsmell the rosesall that jazzperhaps, perhapssnap crackle sizzlewatch the wit fizzleas a comedian fallson his facein a manner of speakingand we fly...
View Articlefibres
sitting around wearinggarments of blacklike so many nightshave woven their wayinto threadand become a cloakto ensconce the unwaryshot with silverlike moonlightand dust from the starsand purples and...
View Articlewintering
i have iced my fingertipsand the feel nothing as they dance outstretchedabout the worldthey are frozen withinand nothing will releasethis cold embrace around all that i touch
View Articlehaircutting
in the chairin the roomfull of whiteand outsideon the streetit is nightand the mirrorsnow and thengive a frightbut now so strangelyyour headfeels light
View Articleplaying it cool on a wednesday night
i have a funny habita self conscious momenttripping and stumbling trying to play it coolcaptain sassyou know itdon’t you? you can tell despite the flailingthe gigglesthe nervous twitchi’ve convinced...
View Articlehow about
how about a shake of handsa wink of an eyea change of plansinto the dark of the world we gowith nothing but bruises and stories to showfor the times that were spendon the bad side of townbut we’ll...
View Articleimpossibilities
an impossible thoughthas been plantedand i shall sow itand watch it grow strongfor impossible thingsmay have possible endsif the attempt is madeand hope deliversin the right placesand now watch itrise...
View Articleas now we speak
as we drape ourselves across plinths and banksovercome by some impossibleoestrogen-fuelled fervouron delicate anglesprotected by the idea of flimsy silk andworld-worn linencaptured as a figmentof some...
View Articleand then as we said
crawling back to the gravethrough funerary workscreated by handsmore skilled than our own once we walked upon the earthbut we are housed herewe do live herethis place is now our home under marble...
View Articletrying not to fit in
how this works / how i walkso confidently down the street believe what you wantgirl in bootscropped hairbulky jumperhow you gonna read that? just tell me what you thinkbuddytell me what you seeand no...
View Articlepost-post-high school blues
hey hey welcome to thisplace where we’ve arrivedfull of tricks and of various kindsof potentialfrom all walks of lifesee this veiled ignorancethis report from years long pastsee what could haveshould...
View Articlemore pills
one twoa thousandand count the numbersin white little formsswish them acrossa surfaceand hear the cracklefoil snapsreleasessomething within
View Articlelate-autumn cold snaps
the cold gives me pauseas fingers attempt to unfurl and act as commandedwhilst protesting so. a hat in the houserugged upso many layersand hoping fora warmer dawn.
View Articlenaming
say my namethen say it againand feel it roll around your tongue like an inhale of breathand images of comatose gentlewomenand rose petalscaught on thorns like a five-letter war-crywhen uttered correctly
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