Archive - wheelofwater

a lil poem co-written with my friend dani

Apr 25 •

photos, crystals, ghosts

you read an author talk about the docility of the camera, and a photograph being a lie...

Apr 15 •

February 2024

my father and i began walking in opposite directions. he picked up an interest in history, and i dropped all that i was holding to find poetry in the…

Feb 23, 2024 •

December 2022

simone isn't speaking to me

3 minute read - a short story: when simone arrives, their forced apathy comes in strong waves drowning my ship of optimism, pointing to a giant pit…

Dec 1, 2022 •

February 2022

My Gift: a short story

7 minute read – It was the morning of my forty-fourth birthday that I noticed it. The arms of the clock on the nightstand declared 3:30. I didn’t intend…

Feb 9, 2022 •

January 2022

insights and transformations

6 minute read - what i learned from attending a ten-day silent meditation retreat

Jan 3, 2022 •

September 2021

Moe in Self-Isolation: a short story

6 minute read – Moe carefully rearranges the Hungry-Man meal onto a plate. He sits cross-legged in front of the monitor screen on the floor, propping up…

Sep 26, 2021 •

August 2021

2 minute read – people from all around the world travel to see the painting. once they arrive in the large white room, they realize that the art can’t…

Aug 12, 2021 •

July 2021

Animating Dead Skin

3 minute read - having a thousand desires and animating dead skin

Jul 22, 2021 •

An Observer, Not a Judge

The longer observation proceeds judgment the better the quality of judgment.

Jul 8, 2021 •

June 2021

Waiting for Rescue

2 minute read – A rope is slowly lowered towards him. A thin rope, more like a string, with something attached to it. After years of waiting for rescue…

Jun 7, 2021 •

May 2021

Why Be Optimistic?

7 minute read – Most of us use the same calendar and can agree that the year is 2021. However, no two people have the same concept of time and human…

May 27, 2021 •

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