Emotional With Human Things
Visceral, carefully crafted poems every week from a queer poet not made for this world.
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- Sep 23, 2026
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- Aug 6, 2026
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Loch Ness (opens the original)
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A poem from 18.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="898" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q3b8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2d10bc4a-aad1-4bf1-94e5-d55
Downspeak (opens the original)
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Surely I must be out of steam by now. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="898" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Saz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe294
I Wish I Loved You Simple (opens the original)
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Since the last installment of haiku, I received word that a poem of mine has been accepted for publication! I, fearful of dabs and allergic to pride, am continuing to process this. In the meantime, here are fifteen haiku from the previous week! Enjoy. <img alt="" cl
Think Not of Soft Whiskers (opens the original)
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I truly love writing haiku and you might have noticed that I usually try to post at least one a day in my notes… Here are the twelve from last week!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="898" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lokH!,w_1456,c_limit
The Lightning in Me Loves the Lightning in You (opens the original)
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I wrote this love poem a few years ago and have been tinkering with it on and off ever since. It’s meant to capture the unmasked autistic joy that my love (now my fiancée) brings out in me. I hope the excitement of that comes through to you.<img
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