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God in Humboldt “God isn’t dead.” She stared at the bumper sticker, wrinkled and brushed her nose with the side of her thumb. She kept her eyes on the sticker as if it might run away as she flicked on the lighter and held it to the cigarette gracefully balanced between two tensionless lips. SheContinue reading “God in Humboldt”

The day’s order There is silence. Echoing silence. Then a roar. Immense and all consuming. The world explodes into chaos and order. Hands push. Feet trample. Glares and laughter pierce the humming tension of anxious bodies. The race has begun. Hold your breath underwater. Heart pounding, pull yourself up and out. Remove your goggles. ChlorineContinue reading “Poetry”