The archive
The archive.
Every entry, newest first, including the ones still waiting their turn. One hook, four lines, and a frame from the morning it came out of.
Something warm to hold
21 entries are filed here, 17 of them published, 3 on a borrowed frame. The kettle, the first cup, the thirty seconds of holding it before drinking any of it. The first 4, newest first.
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i finish it while it's hot
warm cup, both hands, nowhere else to be
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i stopped putting it down
the cup stays warm when you stay still
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i hold it with both hands
two hands on the mug and nowhere to be
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i watch it steep
the one part of the day i'm not also doing something else
publishedWaking up slowly
18 entries are filed here, 14 of them published, 2 on a borrowed frame. The part of the morning that happens before the day is allowed to ask for anything. The first 4, newest first.
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i lie there on purpose
the morning waits for me now
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i stay after the alarm
the softest part of the morning is the part i used to skip
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i read under the blanket
i thought i needed a quiet house. i just needed to be warm enough to stop moving
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i read one page
one page counts.
publishedWindows and light
18 entries are filed here, 18 of them published, 2 on a borrowed frame. The curtain, the hour it comes through, and staying for the part that used to get rushed past. The first 4, newest first.
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i stopped closing the curtains at noon
the room does this without me
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the light lands on fabric
the softest part of the day is already here
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i watch the curtain breathe
the curtain moves and i just let it
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i keep the curtain thin
the light does the decorating
publishedThe page
11 entries are filed here, 10 of them published, 3 on a borrowed frame. One page, most mornings. Kept whether or not there was anything worth writing down. The first 4, newest first.
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i date the boring pages
the quiet pages are the ones i go back to
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i write down boring days
the boring pages are the ones i reread
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my handwriting got slower
the pages nobody grades
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the page is still blank
blank pages count too 🤍
publishedA candle, lit early
9 entries are filed here, 8 of them published, 1 on a borrowed frame. Lighting it before dark, before company, before earning it. Especially the good one. The first 4, newest first.
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i light it for nothing
lighting it on a tuesday for no reason at all
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i stopped needing the overhead light
the ceiling light stays off now
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i eat by candlelight now
the food didn't change, the light did
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i sit with the flame
the flame moves so i don't have to
publishedKeeping the rooms
9 entries are filed here, 6 of them published, 1 on a borrowed frame. The sink rinsed at night, the coat hung up, the bed made with the window open. The first 4, newest first.
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i pour it slowly now
the plant does not care how fast i am
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i talk to them now
the leaves lift a little and that's enough
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i water them on tuesdays
tuesdays are for the plants
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i water it before i check my phone
the first thing i tend to isn't the inbox
publishedone clip