Apparently some leaders need a refresher lesson on consent. A comparison between civic governance and interpersonal relations is appropriate. When someone expresses a desire for friendship, starts giving hugs, this does not mean it’s OK to pursue sex with them. Even if romance does unfold, pay attention if the person says no at any point.
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Charging up our Song
Spirit cracked open
my mumblypeg mind with
heart-to-heart conversation.
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The Last of Us to Look Back
You pull hard enough and you can break
a connection a lot of times.
How many hundreds of miles were we marched
down our Trail of Tears before some of
those connections to our corn snapped?
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Mornings Like These
blue autumnal frosts lace the arbors like a silhouette
frozen brambles litter the forest floor
stillness roams out from under the canopy
what was hidden gives way to a season of knowing
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Holding Hands in Cannon Beach
Can coastal ghosts take
control of boards that
meet on ancestral strands?
Possession risks captivity.
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Three Poems and a Mountain
Here, in a nook of the trembling landscape
where hills push up and back, away from
the crying ocean whose breath is wind,
She looks to her older Rocky cousins.
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Tiny Corner
I am fond
of my tiny corner
of the world: small
towns, beautiful beaches,
artists, writers, musicians.
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Am I a Writer?
A person does not need to sell $30 books or have essays in The Atlantic to be a writer with an audience. Readership is comprised of both casual and avid readers. What they read varies widely.
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Swimming with the Words
How did it feel to Get Lit at the Beach after postponing the event for three years? Like refueling an empty tank, breaking a long fast, or coming up for air? The experience merits more than snappy similes.
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Gift
He needs nothing except the sun to come up another day to celebrate his quiet presence on the earth.
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