embers packed smoking in a bundle of leaves
carried for miles, for days
become a roaring fire
for a night
teach yourself silence
instead of listening to the voice all day long
put your finger to its lips
wind, water
rain
Writing everything about everything.
The Best of The Week
I am, I admit
Jealous
Of your ceiling,
able to watch you sleep and better still
Of your heavy sweaters and scarves
wrapped around your neck and shoulders
Of your vase filled with flowers…
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You probably won’t believe this but I swear to god it’s true. I went to school with a girl whose name was Retard. In English class, the teacher would say, read the next paragraph, Retard. Or the math teacher would say, Retard, what’s the square root of eighty-one.
I grew up in Ridley, the population’s around three thousand. It’s a small town. Retard was in my class from first grade on.
You think, nah nobody would name their kid “Retard”. The Pecolis…
(more)
News for Noders
April 1: Last chance to back up your writeups before we migrate E2 to Wordpress.
April 6: Happy birthday, borgo!
April 7: Happy birthday, Tem42!
April 12: Yuri's Night
April 16: Happy birthday, moeyz!
April 22: Happy Earth Day, fellow earthlings!
April 24: Happy birthday, Rancid_Pickle!
Get ready for the Science Fiction Quest, coming in May!
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March 1st: The Prosenoder's Cup 2019 starts today! (Late starts may still report to the line by visiting Hevosen Rotu: An E2 Proseproduction and reserving a title.)
March 14th: Pi day.
March 15th: Midnight today is the last chance to post in, and vote on, the Prosenoder's Cup 2019.
March 20th: The first equinox of the year.
March 28th: Happy birthday lizardinlaw!
March 31st: Happy birthday mad girl's love song!
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February 15th: Happy birthday Admin to the goo!
February 18th: Happy birthday mjijm!
Polish your boots and fly your colors. The Prosenoder's Cup returns March 1st! Signups now open at Hevosen Rotu: An E2 Proseproduction"
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January 1: Gregorian New Year.
January 1: ReQuest 2019 begins!
January 24: Happy Birthday Silverai_me!
January 26: Happy Birthday Segnbora-t!
January 31: ReQuest 2019 ends.
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December 1: Iron Noder has ended, and the initial results are in!
December 2: Happy Hanukkah!
December 12: Happy birthday to horacetheclown!
December 25: Merry Christmas!
Coming in January: sign up now for the reQuest 2019: the reTurn!
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