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About jswaingrass78

Father, hardcore worker for the underserved. Sometimes I write.

boys and girls in the night

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jswaingrass78

Author’s Note:  I’ve been rotating new pieces with existing ones. “boys and girls in the night” was written some time ago, but I’ve retooled it a bit.  Thanks for reading.   boys and girls in the night i was trying … Continue reading →

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Boxcutter in Shanghai

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jswaingrass78

Props to my friend Scotch and her own new blog, “Boxcutter in Shanghai”.  Here’s the link: http://www.boxcutterinshanghai.com/ If history is any indication, there’s sure to be a ruckus involved at that site.  Do yourself a favor and follow it.  –J. … Continue reading →

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delivery (or, there is no endpoint on the globe of our hearts)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jswaingrass78

delivery (or, there is no endpoint on the globe of our hearts) I. when the fog changed its narrative, the dolphins breached.  foam curled like commas from their beaks and midday strings of sunlight molded into the pottery of evening. … Continue reading →

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Vine

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jswaingrass78

–A new piece that has been evolved over a few drafts in the past week. vine may this vine green itself upon the ventricles of your lungs.  may this vine twixt itself within the whisper of your hair.  may this … Continue reading →

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Geography (or words thereof)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jswaingrass78

To start things off, I’m posting an older piece that has been previously published.  This poem is important to me for many reasons and is serving as sort of a staring point.  I’m curious about the circular pathway in life. … Continue reading →

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jswaingrass78

A man walks into a bar.  Wait, no.  A man starts a blog, and… Writing a blog (which I’ve done before, and it was all good fun) is a funny thing.  By putting words out there, you’re asking to turn … Continue reading →

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