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Month: December 2021

corn cobs placed on black cloth
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Digging In by Sonya Taaffe

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Sonya Taaffe

And if there is a black stone at the base of the cornstalk,imagine I have laid your heart on it,and

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white dust particles on black background
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Saying Goodbye by David Calogero Centorbi

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 David Calogero Centorbi

handfulof ashesblows awayinto everylost possibility Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com

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macro shot photography of tea candles
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Plures by Sonya Taaffe

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Sonya Taaffe

None of the dead can be counted and namedinfinitely, the Romans’ majorityso much more enduringly crowded beneath the earththan we

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crop loving couple having picnic
Octavos 

Potluck by Summer El-Shahawy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Summer El-Shahawy

I bring hope to the potluck and invite you to take a taste.“Dig in!” I say, taking a big bite

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time lapse photography of flame
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Still the Dark by Nathan Sweem

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Nathan Sweem

Infernal shadows chase him down.Undying rage heats his breath.With light and fire he fights.One billion days spentBut still the darkWon’t

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gray trunk green leaf tree beside body of water
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Directional by Maeve Quinn

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Maeve Quinn

I eat tenderness, breathe love.I scoop my beating heart from my chest,lay it to rest under the black walnut tree.I

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Niche by Jason P. Burnham

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Jason P. Burnham

This is going to be an extremely niche tweet because the rest of humanity is dead, but maybe one of

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The Closet by Jennifer Loring

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Jennifer Loring

Mom once told me that everyone had skeletons in their closet. Last night she opened hers and showed me Dad

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Again and Again and Again by Lachlan R.

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Lachlan R.

White smoke rises from the Burbank headquarters of the Walt Disney Company. A new Spider-Man has been chosen. Photo by rizknas from Pexels

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Flight of the Wingless Butterflies by Jacob Holloway

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Jacob Holloway

I want to know you deeper than this pit inside my stomach, one that traps wingless butterflies. Caught by this

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