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Advice From A Tree

A wind-leaned pine over a snow-covered bog at dusk, with the words remember your roots set in the open sky, credited to Ilan Shamir.

I love the little quotes that come across social media. In a world that offers too many stories of trauma and suffering, inspirational post-it notes, pictures and stories help us root back to our values. It’s like a mini church.…

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A handwritten "Poetry" sign on a table of secondhand books.

I used to masturbate to the underwear models in the Sears catalogue when I was 6. By eight I was nibbling the nipples of neighborhood girls while they played with their newly awakening pussies. I was wanting the taste of…