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A rust-

Posted on August 13, 2017 by nosuchthingasastraightline

A rust- colored four by four, at the end of the weathered planks of the fence or maybe wall I can see through the window, is bedecked by dusty spider- webs at intervals along its height; they vibrate, sag, and … Continue reading →

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the owl

Posted on August 8, 2017 by nosuchthingasastraightline

Nylon mesh fence, neon orange. Daylight. An owl, yellow eyes wide, hopeless- ly tangled, dangling, twisted.  Built for trees, silent flight, lightning strike. For this she can do nothing. This is what she does. Two big, yellow, staring eyes. Until … Continue reading →

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just another

Posted on March 2, 2017 by nosuchthingasastraightline

morning, the shadow of a bird on the fence. the bird itself i presume on the roof, the sun behind it, behind me. singing i imagine. the fence itself, wooden weathered. dew drips from end of green canoe, overturned—an indecent … Continue reading →

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the ancients were right in that concentric

Posted on November 23, 2014 by nosuchthingasastraightline

the ancients were right in that concentric spheres surround our existence at least in the early morning: closest to me the heat of cream-infused coffee spreading through my chest, the steam rising as i set it down a bent- arm’s … Continue reading →

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I’m writing a book

Posted on June 9, 2014 by nosuchthingasastraightline

I’m writing a book about big things—quantum physics, the nature of reality, Jesus, William Blake, faith, desire. Am I qualified? I’m not qualified to say. And anyway I just realized that writing every morning about Jesus or the laws of … Continue reading →

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✿ creation

Posted on December 4, 2013 by nosuchthingasastraightline

each morning i make a fence around a field and then i become the field so something else can play

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