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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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Fiction The Pinch 12/1/25 Fiction The Pinch 12/1/25

My Brief Relationship With My Daughter

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

Heartwood

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Leaves Like Madness
Fiction The Pinch 11/3/25 Fiction The Pinch 11/3/25

Leaves Like Madness

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Somebody’s Son
Nonfiction 10/27/25 Nonfiction 10/27/25

Somebody’s Son

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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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Eclipses
Fiction The Pinch 9/15/25 Fiction The Pinch 9/15/25

Eclipses

Photo Credit: Eugene Golovesov

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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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Hover
Fiction The Pinch 8/11/25 Fiction The Pinch 8/11/25

Hover

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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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Girls Just Wanna Have
Fiction The Pinch 7/7/25 Fiction The Pinch 7/7/25

Girls Just Wanna Have

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