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web

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These lines were meant to trace / a map we all could follow

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:February 24, 2026

Music: Moonbot

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moon sounds

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Music
  • Post published:February 17, 2026

insomnia

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Don’t try to fall asleep / just rest your body / and rest will come / when it’s meant to

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:February 10, 2026

Music: Nowhere Road

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Nowhere Road: an atmospheric instrumental piece inspired by paths without destinations

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Music
  • Post published:February 3, 2026

relic

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On the front of the garage / above a wall that was a door / is a metal loop / screwed to crumbling melamine

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:January 27, 2026

fixer-upper

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Barbie Dream House on the curb

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  • Post published:January 20, 2026

sine

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The wheels on the suitcase / go round and round

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  • Post published:January 13, 2026

Commentary: First Drafts, Sketches, and Whatever

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I am thinking tonight of several key projects, and I am thinking about my approach to the work, and I am thinking about how I’m going to get all of this stuff done, and the answer is that I won’t, unless I’m a little strategic in how I prioritize.

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  • Post author:January River
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  • Post published:January 6, 2026

stalling

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Can we just / gaze? / she asks, cozy

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:December 30, 2025

Commentary: Merry Christmas, etc.

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If your holiday is a celebration of kindness, of giving, of joy, I would be honored to share in those aspects with you.

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Commentary
  • Post published:December 23, 2025
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