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Category: anxiety

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
page of a notebook showing writing and drawings. the drawings are of a life-size cockroach and an enlarged tardigrade or moss piglet. the notes relate to the poem and include its title
Sunset on the human race / A tardigrade could do better / Traditions get mangled, entangled, star-spangled / Genocide as a form of tourism: A slam poetry-esque Longette Lite* from the deviser 14 January 202614 August 2026
The end of public grief, and some small, meaningful acts of rebellion: a photo essay 8 January 202622 January 2026
selfie of a person's decolletage and them holding a brown plush toy. you can only see the face of the soft toy. It has round black eyes, a large brown beak, and small triangle ears on top of its head
How to be a stranger (or, What Not to do) 7 January 20266 February 2026
A poem for trying times 30 December 20256 August 2026
Games of War 23 December 202517 December 2025
Wind-back 21 December 202522 December 2025
Ding dong dell 20 December 202521 December 2025
Two Triolets 17 December 202511 December 2025
Depreciation 15 December 202515 December 2025

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