Illumination Writes

Short Stories, Poetry, and Etc.

  • A Poem for Poets

    Originally Published June 20, 2022 Our fingers stained with ink, shuffling pages. Language makes sense of us. It gives us strength. Pulling words from street signs, rearranging them, forming a single thought. Creating powerful, potent, images, with a single word. We illuminate ideas left in the dark. Sounds drip from our tongues, drinking in each Continue reading

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  • Graduation

    Originally Published June 6, 2022 Sometimes people find themselves drawn to certain architectural structures. I constantly find myself being drawn to bridges. It’s an odd thing to be drawn to—trust me, I know how crazy this sounds. There was one bridge, between Pasco and Kennewick, which I remember being blue-green in color. I like to Continue reading

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  • Bridges

    Originally Published May 11, 2022 Sometimes people find themselves drawn to certain architectural structures. I constantly find myself being drawn to bridges. It’s an odd thing to be drawn to—trust me, I know how crazy this sounds. There was one bridge, between Pasco and Kennewick, which I remember being blue-green in color. I like to Continue reading

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  • The Moment

    Originally Published April 20, 2022 They taught me how to be present. I am unsure if I really learned how. It will help you stay, ‘in the moment.’ What a mystical thing, ‘the moment.’ It is always passing. Unidentifiable. ‘The moment’ is not known, until it is gone. Time moves on anyways, with no regard Continue reading

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  • Surrender

    Originally published April 14, 2022 I followed the voice to the edge, Sand being pulled away from shore. Water washing my toes, Wind whispering, There is more than this. Longing set in my soul, fixated on each rolling wave. Diving headfirst in an icy cold lake, everyone fearing I would drown. The deep is where Continue reading

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  • New Site… Who Dis?

    Hello all! Long time no see. I’ve redecorated… I hope you like it. Anyway, this might take me a hot minute to get up and running, but this is the brand new home of Illumination Writes! *insert confetti here* That being said, please be patient with me as I transfer things from the old website Continue reading