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May 28, 2020

Quarantine Notes: Inside/Outside

May 28, 2020/ Shemaiah Gonzalez
Quarantine Notes: Inside/Outside

These quarantine notes, called Inside/Outside were inspired by the Japanese poetic form Haibun.
Stripped down to its essentials, Haibun uses detached language, no personal pronouns and concentrates in sensory details.

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family, community, inspiration, prompts
March 23, 2019

Presence

March 23, 2019/ Shemaiah Gonzalez
Presence

Loneliness pulled me outside, to the streets. Buttoning my peacoat tight around me, I flipped the collar up to brace against the wind. Walking among the Saturday night crowds of Portand’s NW 23rd, I saw myself from above, as in a sad montage in a film.

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March 23, 2019/ Shemaiah Gonzalez/ 1 Comment
faith, memoir, nostalgia, strangers, walking, prompts
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