Kenai
According to the guide, had my photos been better, we could have identified any of the whales as individuals […]
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Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis, Ekphrastic Challenge, Nikki Zarate, Poems
Ink Blots
Perhaps because there were currents swirling within the silence, or because a seagull was shrieking outside the window or in
Ekphrasis, Ekphrastic Challenge, Ellen McCarthy, Poems
The Optimist
He tried to make it better by saying at least this was the good kind of desert, not the bad
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The Years We Lived in the Desert
I cooked without sugar, left the picture frames empty, learned how to speak fluently about juniper, elm, and pine
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Art Therapy
The key is to construct a self from scraps. Be it an origami lily with a credit card bill,
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In the Nostalgia Chair
I unfold Florida days when I had my first apartment, when I plugged in a second-hand record player and listened