One piece of writing advice I’ve seen over and over again is “Just write! Don’t worry about it being good!” It might be the most common bit of writing advice of which I know. Just[…]
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Graduation / Culmination
I remake myself in better form,I take myself down to barest bits,And deep inside that’s where I findThe wound itself, the dangerous heart,The dangerous brain, the broken brain,Where a little figure of me repeatsAnd repeats[…]
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On an Ending
Where do you think you’ll be in five years? In ten? After that? I find myself growing introspective as my time in college (undergraduate, at least) comes to an end. It’s odd. I never thought[…]
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What I’ve Been Listening To – Spring 2019
I thought it would be fun to hear (ha) what I’ve been listening to lately. You can find my playlist here. The sound and the lyrics of these songs often put me in the mood[…]
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On Suicide and Recovery
Video game lag in real life. Running on caffeine. A sign in the middle of a field: what on earth are you doing? Your father on the phone asking: Do you want to kill yourself?[…]
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Tarot: A Tool for Self Care
If you are a friend of mine, you know that I am on the witchier end of things. One of my favorite things to do in the witchy realm of the world is tarot. What[…]
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Angels as a Theme that Reappears
I am an angel, I say with a thousand voices, I have transcended my human skin and bones. But inside I still can’t stand myself Nor can I find a way to exist within myself.[…]
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Laying out my Heart
The first poem in the first section of my book is ‘introduction.’ It mirrors a poem I wrote back in high school for my senior project, in which I self-published a chapbook of poetry. (For[…]
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Hello World!
How do I present my messy self in a clean, easily readable format? This is my first post on this blog. I hope it finds you well! My name is Adrian Reese. I am a[…]
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