Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Category: Writing
Forest (essay)
(I’m determined to start writing about more than my woes and get a bit creative again – so I’m reviving the one-word essay). I haven’t hiked in awhile – not the serious kind of hiking where you put on your pack for several long… Continue Reading “Forest (essay)”
k as in
(I wrote this in the summer after a series of dreams, crafted this post, and then left it to rot. Against some other judgement, I am including it here today – part of cleaning out old posts to make way for new ones). Lately,… Continue Reading “k as in”
notebook (essay)
(this is the first thing i wrote in my new notebook) a fresh, blank notebook is like a secret promise that this time, finally, one will get the words right. those would be the words that keep the relationship intact, get the poem published,… Continue Reading “notebook (essay)”
match (sketch)
she strikes the match against the rasp on the cardboard cover, bringing the flame up towards the cigarette, united in a plume of smoke before she shakes her hand to drop the cardboard stick onto the sidewalk. feet moving, away from the scene, away… Continue Reading “match (sketch)”
hope (essay)
the last statement i made to gerald (an ex from long ago), in ocean falls this summer was, “i don’t believe in hope,” and then the ferry horn sounded and i had to run down the hill to get on before it sailed away.… Continue Reading “hope (essay)”
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