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24
Nov
Surveillance.                         A Short Story.                               Part 3.

Surveillance. A Short Story. Part 3.

"Nice glasses," said a voice beside Jude. It was a voice Jude recognized. But he could not place
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16
Nov
Surveillance.                         A Short Story.                               Part 2.

Surveillance. A Short Story. Part 2.

Verse tasked Jude with meeting M at a downtown bar called "Eudaimonia." It was located in a part
7 min read
09
Nov
Surveillance.                         A Short Story.                               Part 1.

Surveillance. A Short Story. Part 1.

The three worst feelings in the world: shame, regret, and the desperation of no way back. Linear time, by its
7 min read
12
Oct
Thoughts on Benioff’s “Musk Moment” and Why He’s a Civically and Intellectually Lazy, Hypocritical Piece of Shit

Thoughts on Benioff’s “Musk Moment” and Why He’s a Civically and Intellectually Lazy, Hypocritical Piece of Shit

Mark Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce – the cloud-based, AI-powered CRM giant with more than 1,400 federal contracts – has
6 min read
06
Oct
All We Gave Up, All We Have Left (or Back to Paradise)

All We Gave Up, All We Have Left (or Back to Paradise)

short story ( part 1 )
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22
Sep
"Nowhere and Somewhere," a short story

"Nowhere and Somewhere," a short story

Took a bit of a break from getting stories out. General work and leaning back into sobriety...along with amount
5 min read
21
Aug
"The Promyshlenniki," a short story

"The Promyshlenniki," a short story

Hellooo everyone. Long time no post but I had a BRUTAL week last week at work and I'm
14 min read
07
Aug
"Full Circle," a poem

"Full Circle," a poem

There is a name written in this scratched snow-blown pint glass confronting me. It reads: false contrition. And with my
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04
Aug
"A Note for the King," a poem

"A Note for the King," a poem

Our stutter-step republic, what was it that made you  give it all away? Were you always this way? Since day
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01
Aug
"The Rock," & Looking Ahead

"The Rock," & Looking Ahead

Late AGAIN but I think I've finally figured a rhythm around working out a short story a week...
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