I’m looking for some ways to simplify my life that maybe I haven’t thought of yet. curious about what other people have done that isn’t the usual kind of suggestions.
got this nice little poem from the San Leandro station
Poetry - General Audience
Overpass
Abigail Swoboda
In our dreams, we’ve started seeing the phantoms planted beneath our floorboards—
and we fear that there is no door that is always open for us.
It took too long to realize the tenderness of ice cubes in our tomato soup
and that each sound is a sentence.
And when we wake up, the house is full of smoke from fires burning somewhere else, but all we can do is close the windows and take out the trash.
Abigail Swoboda’s poem “Overpass,” was selected by Short Edition in partnership with Temple University. Abigail Swoboda graduated from Temple with degrees in French and English. They have continued their studies at Temple and expect to graduate with their M.A. in English in 2021.
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found my first moth (dead) in the stash and I don’t know what to do. what precautions should I take and how can I prevent future issues?
my friend is coming to town for Pride and we are both extremely on a budget. other than the marches and parade, what can we do for free? is the party in civic center free this year?
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