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the ever-breaking heart

poems, flash fiction, thoughts. ramblings of a mind unweaving and unwoven, a heart purposefully breaking over and over, puzzling the solutions of the universe, one word at a time.

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Jul 27, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026
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  1. Issue · Jul 27, 2026

    Change and Stay (opens the original)

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    With the encouragement of , I have deigned to take on the villanelle. I’m pleased with what has come out, and in all honestly the form was not as daunting as it seemed. Actually quite fun to write. Have you tried a villanelle? You best, before Brooklyn comes after you, too.Subscribe nowText within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedEverythin

  2. Issue · Jul 22, 2026

    Hearts and Stories (opens the original)

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    As someone with what, nowadays, is called neurodivergence (which I think is an odd term, but that’s another topic altogeher), I struggle to stay focused, dedicated to a task. As a storyteller, this can be…frustrating. Both for the teller and the story, I’d assume.My mind is awash with stories. The world is nothing but a never-ending story, so many branches and choices and climaxes and disappointing endings.So why can’t I get them out?Subscribe now<div class="prefor

  3. Issue · Jul 18, 2026

    If You Give a Mouse a Dream (opens the original)

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    This is a sequel to If You Give a Mouse a Job, with two more sequels planned. I think riffing on classic children’s books to turn them into anticapitalist poetry might be my new favourite hobby. What will we give the mouse next?Subscribe nowText within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedIf you give

  4. Issue · Jul 17, 2026

    Cage Match (opens the original)

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    More political rage? Seems I can’t empty no matter how much I pour out. The world is a fickle muse for this, the bile spilling from her pretty mouth as thick black tears roll down her cheeks. More and more I see the stories of division, the ones people focus on, religion, skin colour, who someone loves, or who someone is. Why do so many focus on the war of culture when it’s just another tool they use to keep us distracted?Subscribe now<label cla

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