SIDEWAYS EIGHT PROJECTS

~ robber’s roost ~

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#view #expanse #hillside #sunrise #wilderness #bigsky #nature

~ Poetry Readings ~

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#gathering #sharing #poetry #sundance #voice #circle #fire #community #bookstore #renoisrad #shelves #published #contemporary #literature

Happy Friday! #quotes #friday #fridaymood #fridayvibes #fridays #mantra #getoutofyourownway #getoutofyourhead #justdoit

~ powdered sugar ~

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Memories can rest atop pianos that never get used, in frames that gather dust, with stolen moments from individuals who no longer rest in our lives. We hear there voices as we wander down dark hallways nearly ready for bed. We hold a firm grasp upon the weight that is owed which we couldn’t have bargained for. We neon dreamers can close our eyes and still smell the powdered sugar on the funnel cake at the county fair. We shared.

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#memories #reflections #voices #relationship #community #frames #slices #guidance

This beautiful design was created years ago by artist Mike Ivall. I am a lifelong Blackhawks fan, and I love it. A new take on an absolute classic.

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#onegoal #onelove #hockey #nhl #blackhawks #ojibway #firstnations #originalsix #logo #mikeivall #job3710 #blueline

#poetry #quotes #itiswhatitis #reality #writersofinstagram #photography

#poetry #photography #mystical #mystery #prayer #sent #remain #pierced

~ No Thanks ~

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Dear Sir,

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To whom it may concern,

to those who always treat others as if other’s lives are an irritating blur. She’s done. She’s done with your lies, your half assed tries, your wearing of a disguise, and someone else’s apple in your eyes. She does not need to bleed, and stress, and worry her whole life into a mess for you who may deem her less. She does not need to defend herself daily to someone who acts scaly to match his cold heart pumping cold blood. She, a Queen, does not want or mean to lessen herself for a dud. She does not need your abuse, your gaslighting obtuse angles to hide from your own anger and shame. She will not make herself come up lame for the sake of your foolish games or carry your name just to be tamed. She has a wild, beautiful, golden heart and will neither start nor continue to subjugate herself for you. Even if that’s what your Daddy tells you is best to do. She will not be controlled or forced into submission. She will not accept your attempts at division or derision. This is her final decision. She does not need to phone a friend or poll the audience to make this incision. She’s done. No thanks.

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Sincerely,

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One of the good ones from her innermost truth.

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#poetry #photography #nails #message #abuse #neglect #control #lies #deceit #patriarchy #subjugation #force #toxicmasculinity #her #she #him #he #metoo #metoo❤️ #nomore #nomorethefilm #timesup #ally

Academia will welcome you in, color your skies, leave you questioning everything you thought you knew, and beat you within an inch of your life. It will deprive you of sleep, present you with events, challenge your views, and wink at your calling. Engaged in studies we discover ourselves, we appreciate others, and we lose the pride that first got in the way of humility and growth.

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#lifechoices #studies #major #minor #books #seminars #learning #education #university #academia

~ Still Ringing ~

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I knew it was pointless to fight it,

that I would end up writing it, regardless of what time at night I crept up the slight incline in the drive after I arrived back home.

My ears are still ringing, my spirit is still singing, any fears are no longer clinging, because FreeQuency was bringing it all set long.

My ears are still ringing, so I had to get a pair of earrings with your book

to remind me.

For I want to think about the idea of going through my life blindly.

The truth dripped from your words like the last bit of dew on the blades before rise. The snaps kept finding the sighs, the words kept exposing lies, and to my pleasant surprise, the verses grabbed my heart from its chest with their pries.

My ears are still ringing, stinging with the wise truth of personal testimony heard. I groaned at every beat, and hung on every word.

This is exactly what I needed tonight to be blessed. So much ‘no’ on the news, in the state of the union address, I don’t want to choose, but tonight was just YES.

Thank you Mwende Katwiwa for being you, for staying true, and for giving a few of your innermost shares so that I had something sacred to do. I needed your verse, I heeded your dares, my ears are still ringing. Thank you.

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#poetry #photography #mwendekatwiwa #freeqthamighty #joecrowley #studentunion #universitylife #voice #freequency #mic #coffeehouse #coffeehouseseries #UNR #nevada #homemeansnevada #renoisrad #poem #poems #poet #poets #spokenviewscollective