Rarasaur

LATEST ARTICLES ( 912 )

• Stacks

  - Lauren London take this sticky grief / and roll the dough of itlay the masa down / use your bare hands / it won't be perfect / just make it something we can... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Joy

  

  A woman I have never met posts a picture with her fingers dipped in gold dust. In a vintage shop, I see a very tiny porcelain bunny. I cannot take it home but... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spoon by Spoon

  Freeze your love for safe-keeping. Call it grief. Let it burn when you pick it up and hold it too long. The wet on your hands- and the sting of it- will teach... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Magic Words

  I run up the Captain's room at the firehouse, and peek my head in the door. My team lead comes up beside me and shouts into the room: "Wood pussy!" The captain... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• (b)link

  Yesterday, keeping up with NanoPoblano made me so tired my head ached. I'm captaining solo this year because I didn't ask anyone for help. I didn't ask anyone... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nimbus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cumulus

  The world may be falling apart, but my press-on nails hold firmly. I cut the avocado in half, and turn away from the screens. I lightly season the fruit and... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hippostarfish

  Do you know the story of hippo? How he has to open his mouth wide every few minutes to show Papa God that he hasn't eaten any of the most favored fishies? I fee... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• 10/10/10 – New Format to Our Nablopomo

  November is just around the corner, and while many of our writer friends will be participating in NaNoWriMo (congrats, y'all, and good luck!) - some of us will... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blank Tub

  In the bathtub, I curl up clothed, and cry. I don't remember how to turn the water on. The buttons on my shirt take too much dexterity to undo. A bath will... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Body of Words

  Once, I read a fairy tale about a man who could swallow the sea. His brothers were gifted with equally unbelievable talents, but I was fixated on him- the man... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Body of Words

  Once, I read a fairy tale about a man who could swallow the sea. His brothers were gifted with equally unbelievable talents, but I was fixated on him- the man... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• an Update

  On June 8th, I had a mini stroke (a transient ischemic attack). Since then, I've had two more while at hospitals. Now that I know the signs, it's possible/likel... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fore/ward/telling

  "I'd die right away in an apocalypse." I tell Dave, pulling the pillows off the couch. "I'd see an animal acting strangely, and I'd wander off to help and... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hi

  

  There's a peace here, on this blank page. This blank blog page. Especially when I don't have anything I need to say. Especially when I'm just writing to say... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post: StigmaFighters.com

  

  I wrote a post for StigmaFighters about anxiety in prison, and how it was rewarded there, and how I am unlearning that still. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• on the Backs of Selfies

  A fiction based entirely on lots and lots of non-fiction experiences, moments, and conversations. It is the story I think about when I see someone take a... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• in Lieu of Errands

  Before I write a poem as soft as falling snow, I want to write a note to you. I will tell you the truth. The poem will be soft as falling snow and as cold as al... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Basic Blues and Golden Deliciousness

  When I research my symptoms, the internet tells me I am super stressed. When I trade my necklace for a reading, the stranger tells me that I am incredibly... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spades

  

  His voice is comfortable with itself, the kind of calm authority you develop when people count on you to say the right thing. He is a reverend, and the food... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dead Ahead

  The language of small talk kills mewhen it has to walk with death. Well.My parents were professors. My dad was a professor, but he retired, and then died.My... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2019 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION