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Category: gender

I Am Pretty Sure Those are the Same Cops I Saw Dragging a Disabled Woman Across the Pavement By Her Dislocated Arm A Few Years Ago 8 February 2026
I was stuck on the Reservation, so I married a Native American man (my new boss), and cancelled my doctor’s appointment in Billings, Montana 5 February 202624 January 2026
a fire burning low, with ashes and some unburnt square pieces of wood
The front door creaks open — stillness interrupted — heavy footsteps cross the threshold, the waft of body odour displacing fresh air, a familiar voice can be heard, 1 February 202624 February 2026
Spec-ulations 27 January 20262 May 2026
view of mainly blue sky with light cloud and a slim slice of ocean at the bottom. There is a bronze sculpture of a woman at the right hand side, looming large
At the local swimming pool — the only one with unbarbered legs and no towel, chocolates dragging me down — but the sky is blue 17 January 20266 July 2026
What the heck is a Longette? 16 January 20263 April 2026
every day is as Everyday does 11 January 202611 January 2026
A poem for trying times 30 December 20256 August 2026
Ding dong dell 20 December 202521 December 2025
Elaena veronicus 22 November 202523 November 2025

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