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The Jam Files #6 — “Benchmarked” (Vignette)

Last night I spoonfed a dying man oatmeal. I sponge bathed him even though he was already clean.

Posted byJennifer PatinoAugust 6, 2021August 6, 2021Posted inFlash Fiction, ProseTags:amwriting, fiction, Flash Fiction, Prose, story, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community26 Comments on The Jam Files #6 — “Benchmarked” (Vignette)

38 : 83 / A Birthday Poem

I tried
dipping my toes in
some woke waters
& I hated myself.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 15, 2021June 15, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, birthday, june, poem, poet, poetry, poetrycommunity, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community50 Comments on 38 : 83 / A Birthday Poem

Telling Time by Tiling

some things are timeless,
and some are dissolved memories

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 12, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, june, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community

I Saw My Body Impaled on a Goalpost

still
running away from every
feeling I have that resembles
a crackling foundation

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 13, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community2 Comments on I Saw My Body Impaled on a Goalpost

#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 30 : “These Girls”

that girl cringes at
every hashtag that
tears open old wounds
now

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 30, 2021April 30, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, april, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo2021, national poetry month, national poetry writing month, poem, poet, poetic, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community19 Comments on #NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 30 : “These Girls”

#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 29 : “Cruor”

who can part lips
about the unspeakable?

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 29, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, april, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo2021, poem, poet, poetic, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community1 Comment on #NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 29 : “Cruor”

#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 28 : “On A Floor Made Of Eggshells You Can’t Avoid the Cracks”

we’re
bracing for an
Anne Bancroft breakdown

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 28, 2021April 28, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, anne bancroft, april, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo2021, poem, poet, poetic, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community5 Comments on #NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 28 : “On A Floor Made Of Eggshells You Can’t Avoid the Cracks”

#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 26 : “Stellular”

ghost hands brush
petal skin

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 26, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, dreams, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo2021, national poetry month, national poetry writing month, poem, poet, poetic, poetry, poetry community, poets, stars, writer, writers, writing, writing community

#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 25 : “We Too Are Abrading”

the roof’s caved in
& we’re swimming
in confusion

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 25, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, april, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo2021, poem, poet, poetic, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community5 Comments on #NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 25 : “We Too Are Abrading”

#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 24 : “Accumulation”

the vessel
on autopilot isn’t quite sure
what it’s doing

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 24, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, april, chronic illness, chronic pain, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo2021, national poetry month, national poetry writing month, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community9 Comments on #NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 24 : “Accumulation”

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