By far the largest collection here, this includes poetry (some of it hysterically awful), prose, microstories, writings from prompts, and the early development of the kintsukuroi life. Read all or narrow slightly by genre.
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throwing away the one ring
At some point several years ago, I’d stopped wearing the diamond because my body was so sick that I couldn’t wear them without swelling problems. But the problem that was almost as big was that it pissed off my ex. Big time. He had an absolute fucking meltdown because how dare I embarrass him by…

from rusticus
One of the things that has drawn me back to words has been the words of the Stoics as I pour myself into understanding something that had been forbidden fruit for so long. I’ve been through quite a lot in recent years and I’ve always done my best to keep myself grounded but that has…
Welcome back?!
I admit it wholeheartedly: I’ve been in a writer’s hell, a wordless purgatory for far too long. Not quite five years ago this Friday, I lied to the most dangerous person I’ve ever known when I told him I would see him in a few short months as I crawled down the hallway on hands…

A Cottage in Appalachia
I’ve been busily unpacking and settling into the first home I’ve properly had since I left for the hospital four and a half years ago. I had a deep feeling when I left that day that I wasn’t just saying see ya later to my pets and belongings, I was saying goodbye for good. It…
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