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Author: natilee shock

LOOKING BACK IN ANGST

LOOKING BACK IN ANGST

Posted on October 29, 2024 by natilee shock

How ugly is the mind that doubts and harasses itself. How ugly is the mind that calls itself ugly. As I worked on my poetry book, grazing the glimpse of the end (getting the book actually published), I decided, extremely last minute, to pull a poem out and replace it with one I had written Read More

Posted in Columns, Punk the Muse, Shock Re-Punks the Muse1 Comment
In The Beginning

In The Beginning

Posted on September 21, 2024September 25, 2024 by natilee shock

I moved away from my hometown in February and I’ve been trying to write about it ever since. I just can’t seem to put it into words. Or at least, the right words. Leaving a place you call home, whether it is a hometown or a person or even a local coffee shop closing down, Read More

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