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a newsletter of personal musings, poetry and prose on absolutely everything i can think of.

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    he’s with grandma now. (opens the original)

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    Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI want my son. Here I am, grieving a little boy that I’ll never get to know Ain’t it funny Grieving a baby stranger That you bled out on purpose? I can see him So clearly As soon as I close my eyes There he is A would be 6 year old and He’s holding her hand Grandma Shirley got her great-grandbaby Granny’s Baby should have had her baby But I don’t get my boy<div class="su

  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    white women love bitches (opens the original)

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    It’s an odd phenomenon, watching the way white people will rally around saving animals. Fostering dogs, rescuing cats, condemning pet owners when their animals need to be re-homed. In a way it makes sense, that level of love and empathy for the most vulnerable—Actually, it doesn’t. Out of Context is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input

  3. Issue · Aug 19, 2026

    all consuming (or otherwise titled: i'm sorry you fell in love) (opens the original)

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    I’ve been sleeping on the couch in my living room for the last few weeks because honestly it feels safer. I’ve grown tired of waking up in the middle of the night, after having a seizure, after having some sort of PTSD episode, after a night terror, after having a mix of all three, wedged between my bed frame and the floor, tangled in the single flat sheet I allow on the bed. I got tired of stacking pillows around myself and waking up with a black eye somehow anyways. Got tired of calling for he

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