Although my background includes Finnish, Irish, and a few other things, as an American, none of that has ever really been part of my identity…
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Poetry
Autumn festival (a poem)
I hate nature poems—so of course I end up writing one (or something resembling one)…
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Vanilla and coffee at dawn (a poem)
I have been waking up early all week, it seems…
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Before I settle down to work (a poem)
Tired this morning after spending an hour and a half in horrible Seattle traffic last night. I found myself turning to ordinary details…
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Refusal to Remain Invisible: Part Nine now on Wattpad
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Cultural drift (a poem)
Up early again this morning…
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On a chilly September morning (a poem)
Wrote this one this morning…
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I don’t like waiting (a poem)
Ah, restlessness!
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Blankets and stars (a poem)
A slightly frustrating day yesterday—but I did manage to write something…
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A lull in the conversation (a poem)
This started out as a simple haiku…
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Ordinary Average Thoughts 