Category Archives: Death–Death of Many Kinds

145 – many airplane rides ago

201003231815 A friend told me once about some drug that’s meant to mimic the neurological processes of dying. You feel like you’re dying. You see a bright light and reach out to it and all of that. I wondered if … Continue reading

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088 – Ashes

son came back to mother in ashes tongue tied lungs tight Oh to the boy she said goodbye to     a man at the door without a word she expected the new s that he would as any would when he … Continue reading

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082 – The Beginning of Death

NOTE [20090601] – The first day we woke up in Swinomish they were having a funeral. The entire reservation essentially shut down, and so many people processed on foot to the colorful graveyard. Death turned out to be a strong … Continue reading

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