June 2025
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My baggage is over the limit. And just like that, my plans have changed. A blemish that can’t be looked over, no rebooking could be arranged. The baggage that I carry means no easy way for me. For every place I’ve been, I’ve had to fight to earn my keep. I know the load I…
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Lush eyes look back at mine, encouraging and kind. Your hand never touches mine but the magnetic force of you pulls me wherever you’re going. I want to follow you better than anyone else ever could. My eyes sparkle and my feet stumble towards the edge, feelings of danger mistaken for butterflies. You walk with…
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To begin, supplies you’ll need include but are not limited to the following list:
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My memories of you with my friends are tinted red. Wait- green? No, red. I think of sitting next to my friend on her bed when your name came up on her caller ID- “We’re just friends!” I think of my mom and aunt in their painting clothes, windows open wide for the world to hear me…
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The ceilings I know are made of Golf polos and blue jeans, worn down by leather (office chairs) The ceilings house closed door meetings, Invites headlined by “Gentlemen,” The ceilings I know are opaque, The rules are clear, unfortunately universally understood. The ceilings are playing mind tricks, Letting light in, warming the air. The ceilings are…
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Oklahoma and it’s 75 but it’s orange outside. The air is thick and still. Storm chasers echo from every screen, sirens start to shrill. Kids pile into bathtubs, blankets and pillows galore. We hunker down and close our eyes. We listen for the roar. Bright blue eyes look up at me, filled with familiar fear.…
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