Just Another Day in 2026
From Palestine to Mexico
Background: sirens wail
Spring of bloom and destruction
Background: birds chirp on
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Oneg In The Arctic
A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
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TUS NUA - ch 53
TUS NUA – ch 53 New Beginnings – Mia and Midnight (*)(*)(*) Finola knew Ali’s brother-in-law needed to put his mind at rest. She fed her arm through his and led him outside. “We’ll sit here. If you like, I can put a block around us so our conversation will be private.”
By Margaret Brennan2 days ago in Fiction
Comments (5)
Oh dang.
The way you framed this poem with 'Background' added the perfect weight to an already heavy topic. Artfully done.
I love the interjections and dichotomies.
This is on my mind & heart so heavy
Eyup. Whether we like it or not. Been liking the bird sounds though. Missed bird calls.