Tag Archives: 21anddone

Last Pound of Flesh

Posted on 2013.10.12 by cjromb

I have gone hungry already, and I will go hungry again because you thieved from me, wrapping what you took in juicy lies that you thickly layered on me and then them, but mostly on you, buttering them up, so … Continue reading →

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I’d Rather Be On My Own

Posted on 2013.06.27 by cjromb

I got this photo from my grandma’s neighbor last week when I went up north. My dad took that picture. We look like a normal, happy family on vacation in the Wisconsin Dells, if you don’t look too closely, if … Continue reading →

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Stone, Stone Cold

Posted on 2013.04.20 by cjromb

Today is the first day I’ve written on stone paper. I find it cool to the touch and beautifully soft as I caress its pages with my fingers and press my pen into filling its lines. It is also the … Continue reading →

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Life Blooms Again

Posted on 2012.04.11 by cjromb

I walked outside with my eyes and my heart open to discover that In spite of all the neglect and death I’ve been focused on around here, my flowers bloomed again, the hummingbirds came back to drink sweet nectar, Sarge … Continue reading →

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