Poem: Amsterdam
The following is an insanely bizarre, free form poem written in August of 2017. Image copyright Rose and Bean There once was a very sad...
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C.M. Selbrede
Sep 6, 20183 min read
Memoir: My Earliest Memories
The problem with memories is that they’re not terribly reliable. Recounted tales of my youth mingle with dreams to obscure the nature of...
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C.M. Selbrede
Aug 23, 20187 min read
Opinion: My (Complicated) Skirmish with River Hill High School
In September 2016, I penned an open letter to the River Hill administration criticizing the cancellation of HawkFest. Now that I have...
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C.M. Selbrede
Aug 10, 20181 min read
ACC in 2019: Weekly Breakdown
As promised, here is the anticipated weekly breakdown for ACC in 2019. Mondays Smaller scale content on this blog, such as poetry and...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jul 9, 20181 min read
Poem: You Are Not
Guess what? You are not EVERYWHERE. you probably shouldn’t leave the house. Every violent event all my days best I could all the while...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Poem: Recollection
Yellow wheat waves softly in the calm midmorning wind The black shadows of the distant forest rear their two-dimensional heads The teal...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Poem: A River Song
The river sings against the wind It sings a song against the wind It sings a song of valleys bridged And tumultuous torrents of other...
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C.M. Selbrede
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Poem: America
Tired eyes raise to the golden walls Their grey tears mirrored by the savior’s eyes The hard brown pews bring infinite comfort To the...
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C.M. Selbrede
May 28, 20181 min read
Poem: Hourglass
Let me be forgotten. Let my smile be stricken from memory; My laughter, erased from the air. Let time erode my sorrows, Let age rust over...
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C.M. Selbrede
May 21, 20181 min read
Poem: Blackfire
The darkness burns as it consumes you. From the inside out you are engulfed. These dreams are not yours; These desires are dangerous. Yet...
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C.M. Selbrede
May 14, 20181 min read
Just Be Kind
I know why you did what you did. I understand that you wanted to protect me, I love you, and I always will, but— –No, listen to me— You...
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C.M. Selbrede
May 7, 20181 min read
Poem: Beach Blue
The tin-foil star was torn from the sky but burns a bit in sunlight. The beach chills me to the core, today. I’m wearing shorts. My...
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C.M. Selbrede
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Poem: Ode to the Turtle
Turtle, turtle, stay away No sir, no sir, we shall not play. I know you seem alright to me But still, a snapper you could very well be....
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C.M. Selbrede
Apr 23, 20181 min read
Poem: Sky
I know I swam through clouds, once Creation swirled around me in pearly wisps But the ground came calling And now I fight for air....
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C.M. Selbrede
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Poem: Below & Beyond
Like a bird with no wings, I I flounder through faded fields of ash I taste the faintest fury beneath my tongue I scrounge for substance...
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C.M. Selbrede
Apr 9, 20181 min read
Poem: Sadie
Her hands are worn from walking the Earths and Moving stars in the dead of night. She wears rings for utility and because She likes their...
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C.M. Selbrede
Mar 9, 20182 min read
Prologue (Anna, Farmer)
The following story is based on a game my sisters and I played as young children. There once was a sizable farm nestled in the hills of...
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C.M. Selbrede
Feb 23, 20187 min read
Short Story: The Midnight Gang Rides Again
Tonight, the sky was so black that the few stars not stifled by the city’s crashing chaos burned brightly in the air. Colin hadn’t seen a...
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C.M. Selbrede
Feb 9, 20183 min read
Short Story: The Appalling Annihilation of Articles
Once upon a time, in the mystical land of Grammaria, there was a huge city filled with all sorts of words who lived in nine beautiful...
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C.M. Selbrede
Feb 1, 20185 min read
Memoir: My Time as an Ice Hawk
“I used to be afraid of dying. Now I’m afraid of not living.” -Neal Shusterman At the risk of repeating myself, I have a story to tell....
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