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Poetry for the resigned wanderer

A poem a day experiment

1d ago

Poetry for the resigned wanderer

1d ago

A conversation with grief

The sun is behind the mountains — lighting the sky, and pushing against the sturdy shadow of rock. It’s beautiful.

Apr 9, 2024

A conversation with grief

Apr 9, 2024

The grief of moving on

Grief is a ghost I can never quite manifest completely

Feb 4, 2024

The grief of moving on

Feb 4, 2024

My haunted house

Photo by Ján Jakub Naništa on Unsplash

Nov 7, 2023

My haunted house

Nov 7, 2023

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Self-abandonment: I’m the villain

“You yourself told us that in the final analysis we are our own betrayers, playing Judas to our own Christ” ― Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita…

May 26, 2023

Self-abandonment: I’m the villain

May 26, 2023

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When I read about love…

Photo by Michael Fenton on Unsplash

Mar 2, 2023

When I read about love…

Mar 2, 2023

“What I love” project for

The week before my daughter died, she asked me to compile a list of 100 things I love — and why. She gave explicit instructions. She had a…

Feb 18, 2023

“What I love” project for

Feb 18, 2023

My daughter’s Ashes

Feb 18, 2023

My daughter’s Ashes

Feb 18, 2023

Loss

I have hollowed out the hull

Nov 9, 2022

Loss

Nov 9, 2022

Untangling power and submission

It seems that I usually find the trail of breadcrumbs leading to my destination after I’ve already arrived. Oddly, something about that is…

Oct 31, 2022

Untangling power and submission

Oct 31, 2022

Saipanhayden

Saipanhayden

I am an assistant principal at a small middle school. I care deeply about people and I like to find solutions if I can. Life is hard. Let's be kind

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