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The Summer My Blood Flowed for The First Time
Poetry The Pinch 12/15/25 Poetry The Pinch 12/15/25

The Summer My Blood Flowed for The First Time

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Poetry The Pinch 12/8/25 Poetry The Pinch 12/8/25

50/50 Custody Contrapuntal

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Heartwood
Poetry The Pinch 11/24/25 Poetry The Pinch 11/24/25

Heartwood

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Birding Through the Aftermath
Poetry The Pinch 10/20/25 Poetry The Pinch 10/20/25

Birding Through the Aftermath

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Skin Care for Temporary Ghosts
Poetry The Pinch 10/13/25 Poetry The Pinch 10/13/25

Skin Care for Temporary Ghosts

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how easy, to take the lungs for granted
Poetry The Pinch 9/29/25 Poetry The Pinch 9/29/25

how easy, to take the lungs for granted

Photo Credit: Grant Durr

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on my flight home they make an announcement
Poetry The Pinch 9/22/25 Poetry The Pinch 9/22/25

on my flight home they make an announcement

Photo Credit: Febiyan

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frog poem
Poetry The Pinch 9/8/25 Poetry The Pinch 9/8/25

frog poem

Photo Credit: Jared Evans

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Emily as I Receive a Handwritten Letter Asking if Darren is My Dead Name
Poetry The Pinch 9/1/25 Poetry The Pinch 9/1/25

Emily as I Receive a Handwritten Letter Asking if Darren is My Dead Name

Photo Credit: Kate Macate

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June, East 74th Street
Poetry The Pinch 8/25/25 Poetry The Pinch 8/25/25

June, East 74th Street

Photo Credit: Nicole Fahey

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I read my poems in public for the first time
Poetry The Pinch 8/18/25 Poetry The Pinch 8/18/25

I read my poems in public for the first time

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Rainbow Coat
Poetry The Pinch 8/4/25 Poetry The Pinch 8/4/25

Rainbow Coat

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Say This
Poetry The Pinch 7/28/25 Poetry The Pinch 7/28/25

Say This

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Some Baleen Whales Have Learned to Sing at Frequencies Too Low for Predators to Hear
Poetry The Pinch 7/21/25 Poetry The Pinch 7/21/25

Some Baleen Whales Have Learned to Sing at Frequencies Too Low for Predators to Hear

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Of Wait
Poetry The Pinch 7/14/25 Poetry The Pinch 7/14/25

Of Wait

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On Coming Out
Poetry The Pinch 6/30/25 Poetry The Pinch 6/30/25

On Coming Out

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I Used to Have Green Thumbs
Poetry The Pinch 6/23/25 Poetry The Pinch 6/23/25

I Used to Have Green Thumbs

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Employment History (Partial)
Poetry The Pinch 6/16/25 Poetry The Pinch 6/16/25

Employment History (Partial)

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[Didn’t the light and gloss go with our egos?]
Poetry The Pinch 5/19/25 Poetry The Pinch 5/19/25

[Didn’t the light and gloss go with our egos?]

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Meditation on Lost Dogs
Poetry The Pinch 5/5/25 Poetry The Pinch 5/5/25

Meditation on Lost Dogs

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