“A metaphor is a sign of desperation when we need another world to describe what we are feeling. Metaphors are about desperation and safety. We call out to metaphor because a metaphor makes us feel safe.” —@jerichobrown Whew ❤️https://t.co/2vFNhuXIgn — Emilia Phillips (@gracefulemilia) July 29, 2018
This really happened. The United States accused a woman of being a Russian Spy and having ties to the NRA, who is accused of funneling Russina money to Trump. The next day the Treasury Department ends requirements saying the NRA needs to identify their financial contributors. — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) July 29, 2018
Generations to come will define this moment in American history by its racism, torture, and soulless disregard for human dignity, and they will be right to do so. https://t.co/cIgVUXHBPD — Kaveh Akbar (@KavehAkbar) July 28, 2018
Yeah, that's it. ? Wow. Have you been paying attention to a single thing that woman has done since she's been put in power? Or what she did leading up to her appointment? She obviously doesn't have the best interest of average American people in mind. Stop being such a bot. — Lee Potts ? […]
I'm not sure I trust my estimation of the quality of my work enough to feel completely comfortable self publishing. I like the idea of having at least one second opinion in case I'm fooling myself (which, I suspect, I'm pretty good at) — Lee Potts ? (@LeePottsPoet) July 28, 2018
I also noticed a certain segment of the population that starts bitching about school taxes the very second their last little precious graduates high school. — Lee Potts ? (@LeePottsPoet) July 28, 2018
TEACHER: i make $38K/year and spend hundreds of my own money on supplies for my classroom BETSY DEVOS: one of my 10 yachts escaped today — Valerie (@ValeeGrrl) July 27, 2018
Scary literary thought of the day: I just realized I'm probably as old as (or older than) Harry Haller in Steppenwolf. Might be time to read it again. I'm guessing it'll resonate a little differently now than it did when I was in my 20s and 30s. — Lee Potts ? (@LeePottsPoet) July 28, 2018
Every. Collaborator. Will. Suffer. https://t.co/iBWEesEobt — Emily G kmii (@EmilyGorcenski) July 28, 2018
Here’s another poem of mine in the summer issue of @FLAPPERHOUSE. It is PACKED with awesome writing, support this brilliant and quirky journal by picking up an issue today! pic.twitter.com/L6etgzhVeo — todd dillard (@toddedillard) July 28, 2018