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I bring her red fruits

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Catastrophe Jones

Love is messy, ruinous, and sweet, I think, paused for a moment in my efforts for my beloved, fingers stained, nails dug into flesh, flecks of red splashed up my arms, my cheek. I draw the knife around the dark … Continue reading →

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Not a Disney Princess

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Catastrophe Jones

It was raining like the endThe sky was full of darkAll the monsters were outThere were terrors aboutdoing their thing, making their mark And then there was youwith a sword and a light like the sunThen there was youI suppose … Continue reading →

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  1. Trent Lewin says:
    September 13, 2020 at 9:00 am

    Fuck Jones, that’s a song! That there is a song, slightly cruel and dark and going right to the core. I don’t know if you can sing. But right now, I’m hoping you can.

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Exes and Ohs

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Catastrophe Jones

Glory, glory, it was hard to see reason with all that radiant light with that face with that beautiful sungod face smiling down at me haloed by those windswept waves, that bronzed unfreckled skin. You don’t remember him, but I … Continue reading →

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  1. Trent Lewin says:
    February 15, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    Just glad you’re posting again and that I get to read you.

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One Wish

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Catastrophe Jones

I walked by with my brokenfingerhands and I saw you there with her. I saw the way your eyes tracked her smile and the way your whole self was alive, loving her. I love you more than I love breathing, … Continue reading →

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Recipe for When You’re Grieving

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Catastrophe Jones

Use a heavy-bottomed pan, a big one. Drop in some butter. Top and tail and peel sweet onions. Chop them slowly, and let yourself cry. Sweat the onions in the butter; add salt and pepper. Stir until everything is soft. … Continue reading →

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  1. Trent Lewin says:
    February 8, 2020 at 9:19 pm

    Jones – hang in there. I feel your pain. Holes will be filled, but it takes time.

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