Tag Archives: fear

Bibliomancy Oracle Prompt #1 (prey)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

I know silence.  I know standing apart and waiting the approach of a fox, the shadow of a hawk sharper than any cloud floated across mud. I know that dark, implied, The bite of it, the promise, the prayer a pulse can speak staccatoed, without … Continue reading →

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if the dead do anything underground while they dream they do not learn, but remember

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

i do not worship bones or light candles on graves like i saw on all soul’s day after sunset when i was a child. living across the street from the oldest cemetery in town, riding bikes on those quiet drives … Continue reading →

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prey

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

this valley distorts sound so you can’t tell from which direction death is coming thin hunting calls of coyotes echo everywhere, slip inside open windows into my ears body poised for flight until I remember I am safe beneath blankets … Continue reading →

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