Tag: The Shot Glass Journal
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Her
I wrote “Her” after waking from a dream that felt like a visitation from memory itself. The poem explores how forgetting can become a form of intimacy—how the act of brushing hair in a childhood house can reveal the limits of recognition.
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Vestige
I wrote Vestige out of the memory of my mother’s rituals—how care and vigilance could harden into preservation. The poem began with the image of towels draped over thorns, a gesture that felt both protective and sacrificial. I wanted to explore how domestic acts—counting, tending, washing—become ceremonies of control and grief. The poem’s tone is…