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what Machu Picchu taught me about a Microwave
Nov 29, 2023 • 
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Ms. Muse
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Ready-Made Phrases
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IKEA Words
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No one writes like you do
Mar 17, 2022 • Andrew Plainview

Magical Realism and Friends

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Ms. Muse
an apology after a year break from writing
Nov 6, 2023 • 
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I'm gonna get you
a lived nightmare
Mar 11, 2022 • 
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The Rosebush
THE GIFT On our last day together, a girlfriend gifted me a rosebush. She set it onto a corner of sunlight, on top of my dirtied red Persian rug, and…
Jan 11, 2022 • 
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On Writing

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No one writes like you do
A promise and a dare
Mar 17, 2022 • 
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Ready-Made Phrases
A friend emailed me this photo. I typed in to reply, “This photo warms m...” and some gmail robot, energized by 1s and 0s, not a drop of emotion in his…
Dec 8, 2021 • 
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Fictionalizing the World
what a bike ride taught me about writing
Nov 11, 2021 • 
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