my reflection and I do not behave the way mirror images ought we do not face each other glassed twins one of us safely contained in a liquid silver pool instead we stand shoulder to shoulder in an empty room we do not touch but stare in opposite directions studiously avoiding eye contact neither of … Continue reading Mirror Images (revisited)
In honor of Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Blood Into Ink and We Will Not Be Silenced are putting out a call for submissions for your lived experience of sexual harassment and assault. We believe that there is strength in our collective voices. We believe our work is not done. Writing and art accepted … Continue reading Call for Submissions: There Is Strength In Our Stories
melancholy an aquamarine tide that washes over me flooding my banks piercing my sea walls reminding me how deeply human I am how delicate how fragile this woman’s heart © 2018 Revised 2019 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
Sappho wrote that words we leave unspoken will be wept if true soliloquies must rest like sugar undissolved on my tongue © 2017 Revised 2019 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Kindra Austin gives me the chills
You don’t know what love is at noon o’clock on
Tuesday, when I tell you I’m so cold that I can’t even
fucking feel it
anymore, expect for
inside—just inside the doorway where
my walls still quake with a singular mind
not mine, but theirs.
And you can’t tell the difference,
like my stupid cunt
can’t tell the
difference—the
goddamned
difference ‘tween
pleasure and affection.
Noon-thirty,
you gotta get home cos she is waiting cos
your home is her home,
too—
I got no type of home worth
mentioning.
I don’t know what love is at midnight o’clock on
Wednesday, when I answer your call—
I’m so fucking cold that I can’t feel it
anymore.
Kindra M. Austin is a very sweary indie author and editor from mid-Michigan (you can find her books here). She’s also the co-founder of Blank Paper Press, a founding member of Indie Blu(e) Publishing, founder…
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An important part of every writer’s journey is the transition from seeing ourselves as “someone who writes” to seeing ourselves as writers. As a Go Dog Go Barista, I was asked to tell a little bit about my journey as a writer. I hope you enjoy learning more about me and are inspired to share … Continue reading One Year Ago Today: On Becoming A Writer – Christine Ray
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