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The Most Obvious Writing Advice
When I was in my freshman year of high school, I received the most useful and obvious piece of writing advice in my life. And it all started with my borderline homophobic English teacher. (I know homophobic English teacher sounds… Continue reading
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Let Your Writing Be Crap
I’ve been around writers frequently enough to know that the most shared experience among us is that moment when we look at our own writing and say to ourselves: “Wow, that is a real piece of shit.” This moment can… Continue reading
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A Mindless Drive
Down the road, these arid fields Turn into waves of darkness— Crash into the wincing light of my tin shell, Flood the air, the sky, the night, Consume the light of the waning moon, Consume the glimmer in my eye—… Continue reading
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Hacer lo justo
Lo siento, este miedo en mi cuerpo En mi sangre que se pudre Como fruta alguna vez virtuosa— Como duraznos, naranjas, fresas Y manzanas que se echan a perder En los miles de días que pasen En la luz del… Continue reading
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New-born Spring
Beautiful spring buds emerge from the knots and wounds of a once withered tree— jade-colored pearls soon to blossom into new-born kin of mine, of me. See myself in that tree, buds emerging from the tips of my fingers, from… Continue reading
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