1545 Episodes

  1. 946: Crackerbell

    Published: 8/18/2023

  2. 945: The Jungle

    Published: 8/17/2023

  3. 944: Sonnet written walking under the mess some magnolia made

    Published: 8/16/2023

  4. 943: The Dictator in Prison

    Published: 8/15/2023

  5. 942: Very Large Moth

    Published: 8/14/2023

  6. 941: After We Buried The Dog In The Dark

    Published: 8/11/2023

  7. 940: Survivor

    Published: 8/10/2023

  8. 939: A Guy in a Black SUV

    Published: 8/9/2023

  9. 938: Sorcery

    Published: 8/8/2023

  10. 937: While Shaving

    Published: 8/7/2023

  11. 936: Voyeuristic Intentions

    Published: 8/4/2023

  12. 935: Happy Campus

    Published: 8/3/2023

  13. 934: Labor Theory of Value

    Published: 8/2/2023

  14. 933: Penmanship

    Published: 8/1/2023

  15. 932: Letter to my sister

    Published: 7/31/2023

  16. 931: Epilogue

    Published: 7/28/2023

  17. 930: elegy for the moaner, 2016

    Published: 7/27/2023

  18. 929: this is a library

    Published: 7/26/2023

  19. 928: Prayer

    Published: 7/25/2023

  20. 927: Via Politica

    Published: 7/24/2023

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