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[residualdreams]

I wrote a little book for Halloween! Three of my favorite spooky little stories that didn't get picked up this year, but I think they go nicely together so I put them into a chapbook for Halloween.

A mother and daughter wait out a storm...

A stranger arrives late at night...

Sisters attempt to contact their mother from beyond the grave...

THE TREES AND OTHER STORIES: A HALLOWEEN CHAPBOOK features girls and women in the past dealing with the everyday and the supernatural. This is a gift from me to the community, 100% free to read. There are content warnings for those who need them.

PDF copies for printing and for ebook readers download here.

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As when I close my eyes—warm

As when I close my eyes—warm #poetry #tanka #micropoetry #queertanka #homo #gay #moon #AGG #tankawanka

Even behind clouds Dark—October’s full-moon makes It’s bright presence felt As when I close my eyes—warm Your skin appears next to mine AGG20131020 (for Cutty) A new chapbook, as close as the clouds by Andrew Grimes Griffin, is available for free reading online and/or download. As close as the clouds (for Cutty), a new chapbook by Andrew Grimes Griffin  

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Come! My hungry ghosts

Come! My hungry ghosts #poetry #micropoetry #tanka #queertanka #Montreal #hungryghosts #tankawanka #AGG

Come! My hungry ghosts Drifting in and out of clouds The moon invites us Draws us to one another With our nighttime appetites AGG20131029 A new chapbook, as close as the clouds by Andrew Grimes Griffin, is available for free reading online and/or download. As close as the clouds (for Cutty), a new chapbook by Andrew Grimes Griffin

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“Embalmed with love in this twilight song”

“Embalmed with love in this twilight song” #poetry #micropoetry #Montreal #queertanka #WaltWhitman #tankawanka #tanka

“Embalmed with love in this twilight song” I watched the half-moon Obscured by dark drifting clouds Then revealed again I waited half-hoping you Would show yourself in the night AGG20131028 Depth Charge: The title for this poem is the last line of Walt Whitman’s A Twilight Song. A new chapbook, as close as the clouds by Andrew Grimes Griffin, is available for free reading online and/or…

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Effortless Substitution

Effortless Substitution #艾未未 #aiweiwei #DanielKahneman #poetry #renga #micropoetry #queertanka #gay #homo #tankawanka #Toronto

When faced with a difficult Question, we often answer An easier one Without even noticing The substitution So when asked why I love you I simply answer—I do AGG20131109 (Renga from Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow) Depth Charge: This poem started as a found inverse tanka (7-7-5-7-5 syllables) that consisted of a paraphrase of a sentence from Daniel Kahneman’s extremely erudite,…

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The world is never

The world is never #micropoerty #Montreal #tanka #poetry #queertanka #homo #Tankawanka

The world is never As right as when I hold you Breathing in my arms Rising—warm pressure—falling Each shared breath a victory AGG20131111 (for Cutty) A new chapbook, as close as the clouds by Andrew Grimes Griffin, is available for free reading online and/or download.

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When I have ceased to wonder

When I have ceased to wonder http://wp.me/p2BCO8-Db #poetry #Montreal #tanka #micropoetry #ExplodedTanka #Mount Royal #gay #homo #queertanka

Opening my eyes You warm in my arms—amazed— I must catch my breath When I have ceased to wonder I may possibly grow wise Confronted with such grace {justa pspace holde —by the grace of falling leaves— Burdened with freedom We will fall apart      —I’ll be— Breathless               —and none the wiser— AGG20131122 (for Cutty) Depth Charge: “When I have ceased to wonder, I may possibly grow wise;…”…

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