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The Trouble With Tales
What started out cute, cut
Nov 29 • 
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How to Stay Safe
The pamphlet fits in my coin pocket.
Nov 22 • 
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In Session
"Tears are just big feelings," she says. "Feelings too big for words.”
Nov 15 • 
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Sand castles and survival training
“You don’t have any friends,” the nine-year-old says.
Nov 8 • 
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Accountability
Red ink, black heart, even score.
Nov 1 • 
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October 2025

Searching for Signal
The road opens a little after the bend.
Oct 25 • 
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Battery Not Included
She says I’m forgetful.
Oct 18 • 
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Intake
The air is still.
Oct 11 • 
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The Physics of Love
The boy stands at the bottom of the concrete steps.
Oct 4 • 
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September 2025

Please Keep This To Yourself
Have I told you?
Sep 27 • 
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Box Turtle
Becca built the pen herself out of scrap lumber.
Sep 20 • 
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Good Guys - Bad Guys
Last I saw this place was through the steel mesh windows of a prison van, shackled and belly-chained.
Sep 13 • 
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