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an apostate’s guide to freedom from want and fear
Yet I wash my hands from the guilt I adopted
This is not sainthood nor martyrdom.
It’s how I survived Iraq and continue muting others’ pain
It’s a price I paid, a piece of me
home claimed as its own.
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This is not sainthood nor martyrdom.
It’s how I survived Iraq and continue muting others’ pain
It’s a price I paid, a piece of me
home claimed as its own.
writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
Empathy — agape.guru
Yehya Baraka
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January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Yet I wash my hands from the guilt I adopted
This is not sainthood nor martyrdom.
It’s how I survived Iraq and continue muting others’ pain
It’s a price I paid, a piece of me
home claimed as its own.
writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
This is not sainthood nor martyrdom.
It’s how I survived Iraq and continue muting others’ pain
It’s a price I paid, a piece of me
home claimed as its own.
writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
Michael G. Jones uses “concept vehicles” to bring awareness to Natick culture and the Algonquin language in Massachusetts.
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Death of the Blues — agape.guru
Michael G. Jones
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January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Michael G. Jones uses “concept vehicles” to bring awareness to Natick culture and the Algonquin language in Massachusetts.
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writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
I’m trying to steal a glance
at the couple
on the other side of the train.
Love,
their love,
in all its energy,
in all its mystery,
in all its misery,
encapsulates me.
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at the couple
on the other side of the train.
Love,
their love,
in all its energy,
in all its mystery,
in all its misery,
encapsulates me.
writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
Outbound Train to Oak Grove — agape.guru
Welina Farah
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January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I’m trying to steal a glance
at the couple
on the other side of the train.
Love,
their love,
in all its energy,
in all its mystery,
in all its misery,
encapsulates me.
writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
at the couple
on the other side of the train.
Love,
their love,
in all its energy,
in all its mystery,
in all its misery,
encapsulates me.
writeover.me/poems/2020/1...
There are faces
Behind my eyes
Behind my smiles
So many faces
Encapsulated
Within every
Rough
Ridden mile
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Behind my eyes
Behind my smiles
So many faces
Encapsulated
Within every
Rough
Ridden mile
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They Are With Me — agape.guru
Deana J. Tavares
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January 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
There are faces
Behind my eyes
Behind my smiles
So many faces
Encapsulated
Within every
Rough
Ridden mile
writeover.me/poems/2020/7...
Behind my eyes
Behind my smiles
So many faces
Encapsulated
Within every
Rough
Ridden mile
writeover.me/poems/2020/7...
Love is a fire that burns in the breast
of all who know the closing aperture
of the setting sun
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of all who know the closing aperture
of the setting sun
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For Mark, of the Colosseum — agape.guru
Mitch Manning
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January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Love is a fire that burns in the breast
of all who know the closing aperture
of the setting sun
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of all who know the closing aperture
of the setting sun
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“I wrote this poem on the beach next to my house where I go for walks sometimes. I like to be near the water… I thought about the terrain over in Iraq… It’s just nothing like I had ever seen before. These people have perfected irrigation.” - Patrick Doherty
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91W...hatever — agape.guru
Patrick Doherty
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January 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“I wrote this poem on the beach next to my house where I go for walks sometimes. I like to be near the water… I thought about the terrain over in Iraq… It’s just nothing like I had ever seen before. These people have perfected irrigation.” - Patrick Doherty
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writeover.me/poems/2020/7...
“The sergeant looked at me, smiled as he bent to pick up the books, and said, “You’re on Post Engineers every fuckin day until I say different.” The other guys in the barracks just shook their head at my bad luck.” - Tom Keating
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Shakedown — agape.guru
Excerpt from the memoir, Yesterday’s Soldier
writeover.me
January 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“The sergeant looked at me, smiled as he bent to pick up the books, and said, “You’re on Post Engineers every fuckin day until I say different.” The other guys in the barracks just shook their head at my bad luck.” - Tom Keating
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writeover.me/memoir/2021/...
“Communication technology transforms periods of passive reception into offensive deployment. The soldier waits to detect signs of oncoming danger, or orders to where they are called next. These modes of communication are subject to machine and human error.” - Amber Zora
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Radio Noise — agape.guru
Amber Zora This series of sumi ink drawings and screen prints examine communication. The prints conflate time and space and are in response to international tensions, from the Cold War to today.
writeover.me
January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Communication technology transforms periods of passive reception into offensive deployment. The soldier waits to detect signs of oncoming danger, or orders to where they are called next. These modes of communication are subject to machine and human error.” - Amber Zora
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writeover.me/visuals/2021...
“I paid my tithes with sweat equity
No contracts, handshakes, gentlemen’s specialty” - Daniel Laurent
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No contracts, handshakes, gentlemen’s specialty” - Daniel Laurent
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Outside — agape.guru
Daniel Laurent “Life is to be lived not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in the face of certain defeat.” - Ralph Ellison
writeover.me
January 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
“I paid my tithes with sweat equity
No contracts, handshakes, gentlemen’s specialty” - Daniel Laurent
writeover.me/visuals/2020...
No contracts, handshakes, gentlemen’s specialty” - Daniel Laurent
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“I’d rather hear about your dreams,” he said, and reached across the space between us.
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On the Euphrates — agape.guru
Jon Chopan Halfway through our tour Elliott Hildebrandt, our field medic, was killed on IED Alley.
writeover.me
December 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“I’d rather hear about your dreams,” he said, and reached across the space between us.
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writeover.me/stories/2020...
“I realized that even if I had died there in Afghanistan, my daughter would have a better life by having been born in the United States.” - Nate Heilman
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How We Sit In Rooms — agape.guru
Former Communications Marine Processes Combat Memories by Weaving with Concertina Wire, Stenciling Messages in Blood on Concrete.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“I realized that even if I had died there in Afghanistan, my daughter would have a better life by having been born in the United States.” - Nate Heilman
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“Julian, like a typical man, never gave much thought to the happiness of the girl in his story.” - Andrea Gregory
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THE MFA STORY — agape.guru
Andrea Gregory Julian reads from his manuscript. The pages aren’t stapled together, and he throws each one to the floor when he’s done with it.
writeover.me
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“Julian, like a typical man, never gave much thought to the happiness of the girl in his story.” - Andrea Gregory
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writeover.me/stories/2020...
“It was inspired by a mix of things: hearing a client share what smoking means to her, the way tobacco and incense are used in different cultures, my childhood memory of watching my grandmother burn incense, and existentialism.” - Reema Baniabbasi
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Stitching with Smoke — agape.guru
Reema Baniabbasi
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December 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“It was inspired by a mix of things: hearing a client share what smoking means to her, the way tobacco and incense are used in different cultures, my childhood memory of watching my grandmother burn incense, and existentialism.” - Reema Baniabbasi
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writeover.me/poems/2020/7...
“I named her Maggie after Maggie Gyllenhaal who played a sassy, free spirited woman in the movie Mona Lisa Smile which took place at my alma mater, Wellesley College. Over time, she acquired nicknames-MagPie, Maggie Mae, Munchkin.” — Courtney Wilson
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The Midas Touch — agape.guru
Courtney Wilson I was King Midas, but instead of gold, everything I touched turned to shit. Home after a year-long combat tour in Afghanistan, it felt like a vise grip closed around my throat wheneve...
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December 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“I named her Maggie after Maggie Gyllenhaal who played a sassy, free spirited woman in the movie Mona Lisa Smile which took place at my alma mater, Wellesley College. Over time, she acquired nicknames-MagPie, Maggie Mae, Munchkin.” — Courtney Wilson
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writeover.me/memoir/2020/...
“Jamshidiyeh was –and still is- one of the quietest and most romantic places in Tehran to go to with your date. Peymaan and I decided to meet there and talk about where our relationship was going. That alone, was already a break-up sign.” - Nazli Artemia
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The Road to Larissa — agape.guru
Nazli Artemia What we did, as lovers, was just that; walking in the streets and meeting at cafés and restaurants. We dated for almost two years, yet in that time, we never even held hands. Not even ...
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December 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Jamshidiyeh was –and still is- one of the quietest and most romantic places in Tehran to go to with your date. Peymaan and I decided to meet there and talk about where our relationship was going. That alone, was already a break-up sign.” - Nazli Artemia
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writeover.me/stories/2020...
“The idea of recreating another battle scene of graphic goriness and violence more akin to a war trophy or shock value piece was not appealing to me. It seemed contrived, stifling, done to death.” - Abraham Hernandez Romero
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MACHINE GUN BLUES — agape.guru
Abraham Hernandez Romero I have my share of war trophies. My collection consists of photographs, uniforms and some random military gear that the U.S. Army didn't require to be returned, all stashed a...
writeover.me
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“The idea of recreating another battle scene of graphic goriness and violence more akin to a war trophy or shock value piece was not appealing to me. It seemed contrived, stifling, done to death.” - Abraham Hernandez Romero
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writeover.me/visuals/2020...
“I like to write stuff and leave it, see what happens, sort of like graffiti in a way, or sidewalk art. …” - Alan Asselin, Poet
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One-Wheeled Skateboard — agape.guru
Alan Asselin
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December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“I like to write stuff and leave it, see what happens, sort of like graffiti in a way, or sidewalk art. …” - Alan Asselin, Poet
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writeover.me/poems/2020/7...
gnostalgic naval gazing
USS PASTORAL: spangles wave on brave bombs under blasphemous jets while the sun also sets (2020)
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
gnostalgic naval gazing
Curious, barefoot, a cynic appears needy by a gas pump. He wants a dollar. He wants a chicken wing. He wants attention.
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click bait, spam bots, and scams like me
Tales of Hard Men and an Array of Poor Choices
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November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Curious, barefoot, a cynic appears needy by a gas pump. He wants a dollar. He wants a chicken wing. He wants attention.
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Fielding scam calls all day, every day is an absurd waste of time.
Myanmar’s military has been blowing up parts of the KK Park scam compound. Experts say the actions are likely for show. www.wired.com/story/myanma...
The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’
Myanmar’s military has been blowing up parts of the KK Park scam compound. Experts say the actions are likely for show.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Fielding scam calls all day, every day is an absurd waste of time.
dis-cern-ment >n 1 the ability to judge well: an astonishing lack of discernment. 2 (in Christian contexts) perception in the absence of judgement with a view to obtaining spiritual direction and understanding: without providing for a time of healing and discernment, there will be no hope … - OED
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
dis-cern-ment >n 1 the ability to judge well: an astonishing lack of discernment. 2 (in Christian contexts) perception in the absence of judgement with a view to obtaining spiritual direction and understanding: without providing for a time of healing and discernment, there will be no hope … - OED
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November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest.
'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest.
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A recent DoorDash databreach exposed the personal information of customers, delivery workers, and merchants.
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Data breaches: an ever-present privacy problem
Data breaches are an unfortunate fact of modern life. While we can’t always control the security of the apps and services we use, there are some steps we can take to limit how much of our data is out…
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November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A recent DoorDash databreach exposed the personal information of customers, delivery workers, and merchants.
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A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.
wrd.cm
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.