The Earthlings’ Quest

This is a poem I wrote in Old English (largely reflecting Old English poetic form). eðle we gewisson / eorðlingas on wloncsiþese gebeorg forestod / beforan ofergengumortreowe weste / ac we oferclimbonlandhordweardas…

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Assimilation

I’m glad to be a robotWith my carapace of steel,My quantitative metrics,Incapacity to feel. It makes my mission clearer,More efficient, more precise,To make this world betterWithout sentience’s price. I’m quite…

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Nachlophobia

What do you mean by “best friends forever”If the end of forever’s but years away?I’d hoped that more than proximity binds usBut will this crumble if I don’t stay? I’d…

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Brambles

BramblesCatch my clothesMy hairMy thoughtsI stick in the fieldsMy shoesIn the mudBramblesEnsnare meI am encircledBy thornsThey poke meWith every moveI makeTo escapeBramblesSurround meUnaware weWere passing byBefore IGot entangledEntrenchedAnd yetI feel…

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Rubber Bands

Iwas tooremote, my drawbridge neverlowered, it rusted over, if I have a moatcould Iever really know her?I was never sure, was insecure, what if you’remy futuresoulmate, is it skillor is…

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Workshopping Tips

Good workshopping can vastly improve the writing of both the workshopper and workshoppee. (“Workshopping” just means critiquing or giving feedback on someone’s writing, BTW.) Here are some tips for giving…

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