Series 2: Occasional Poems

In 2024 I joined a group of local poets for a series of informal meetings featuring coffee and writing prompts. Here’s what they encouraged me to write.

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poetry, technology

La fin du monde, c’est moi

poetry, technology

They told me the end of the world was coming,
that it'd be here any day now.
If I asked, ChatGPT could tell me …

poetry, technology

poetry, faith

A Little Lower Than the Angels

poetry, faith

“let’s go and see!”–as if there was anything else to say or do
but their voices and choices are right there on the page
next to the angels

poetry, faith

poetry, relationship

I’m glad we had this talk

poetry, relationship

Let's stroll down to the corner I said

poetry, relationship

poetry, nature, faith

Salt Dream

poetry, nature, faith

I’ve been walking to meet her from before
she was a distant speck,
an irritant grain between sky and earth

poetry, nature, faith

poetry, nature, play

The Universe Had a Blue Period, Too

poetry, nature, play

In the time of creation, at first, everything was blue.

poetry, nature, play

poetry, faith

The Triumphal Entry: Or, Piercings

poetry, faith

A poem on the occasion of February 14, 2024 being both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday.

poetry, faith

Series 1: Things Worth Remembering

In early 2021 I spent some time writing and reflecting on what we’d experienced since March 2020.

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meta

writing, meta

Mental Health

writing, meta

I've always found it difficult to write because writing is what I sound like when I'm trying. It's a lot of pressure.

writing, meta

music, play, technology

“The Wellerman”

music, play, technology

Today I want to break up the more serious series of posts on things worth remembering with a fun spotlight on a thing worth noticing—even at the risk of putting myself well behind the digital curve by blogging about something from TikTok.

music, play, technology