HeyJaredA.R. Schirtzinger
Writer of poetry, fiction, and a lot of other stuff that refuses to be categorized. "A Good Friend for Jesus Sake".
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- Sep 22, 2026
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- Sep 11, 2026
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We’re No Worse off without Trains (opens the original)
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It’s the last day of summer. Traffic crawls to a halt. I roll down the window and peer out into the stream of asynchronous blinking lights. The quarter-mile procession has stopped still at the railroad crossing, where a locomotive actually appears to be crossing, for once. Funny, I had forgotten that trains still traveled along those tracks. I let my hand hang from the window. I had also forgotten the smell of rain in September. It reminds me of unopened envelopes, the last curtain call, and her
The Appraiser (opens the original)
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Mel could hear gull cries as the cold acidic waters retreated from the mouth of his cave. They were his only regular visitors, the white birds flecked with grey, and their shouts were a welcome break from the monotonous silence. Mel put down his quill and let his gaze run over the page he had just finished writing. He set a stone on the page’s corner, leaving the ink to dry while he went upside for a quick stretch. He waited patiently as the cave opening continued to drain, the waters levels fin
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