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Mad Midori

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The Howling Owl

Withered Hydrangeas

On losing a loved one and survivor’s guilt — a free verse poem

Sep 25, 2024

Rose hydrangea, the upper petals starting to wither away, turning brown

Sep 25, 2024

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The Memoirist

Grandma has Dementia, and Her Questions Broke My Heart.

Facing her suffering and my helplessness — a conversation

Aug 19, 2024

Grandma has Dementia, and Her Questions Broke My Heart.

Aug 19, 2024

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The Riff

London Calling: I Went to the Roots of Punk, and Here’s What I Found.

To quote the Sex Pistols, is there still anarchy in the UK?

Jul 8, 2024

London Calling: I Went to the Roots of Punk, and Here’s What I Found.

Jul 8, 2024

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The Narrative Arc

Wasabi Shouts: My Journey Into Taekwondo in Tokyo, Japan

I dared to try something new and fell in love

Nov 21, 2023

Group of students in white doing taekwondo on the beach

Nov 21, 2023

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Writing at Midnight

Darkness and urges of creation — haiku chain.

May 24, 2023

Writing at Midnight

May 24, 2023

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The Riff

My Cat, The Music Critic: He Prefers Cigarettes After Sex

How a street cat discovered dream pop and taught me to listen

May 11

My Cat, The Music Critic: He Prefers Cigarettes After Sex

May 11

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Imogene’s Notebook

Missing Grey: A Chemical Romance

A poem

Mar 17

White flowers in front of a black background, grey highlights in the middle.

Mar 17

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The Howling Owl

Rhizomes

What grows unseen — A reverse poem

Feb 26

Rhizomes

Feb 26

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Travel Memoirs

Scotland: How the Remote North Restored My Faith in People

Breaking down my guard (and almost my van) along the way

Feb 14

A woman in summer clothes walks along a Scottish beach at sunset, watching the shore. Cliffs rise in the background, gentle waves lap at the sand.

Feb 14

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Black Bear

It’s My Birthday, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Why birthday depression turns “my day” into an existential crisis

Jan 31

It’s My Birthday, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Jan 31

Mad Midori

Mad Midori

she/her

Cat-approved storyteller. I turn moods into tales and moments into poetry. Chasing meaning, music, waves, and the open road.

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