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anatomy of a haunted house

I. Bones

the creaking of floors underfoot,

the scream of wrought-iron gates swinging open,

pillar and arch, corner and frame,

the structure of a home holding itself

aloft,

alert,

alive.

II. Stomach

dark and warm

or cold and damp

or dusty-dry;

the windowless spaces—

closet, staircase, basement—

eager to carry and keep and consume and

slowly

digest.

III. Skin

every doorknob,

light switch,

cabinet,

cushion,

socks upon carpet

and hands along walls;

deaf and blind, within itself

the house senses you only,

and always,

by touch.

IV. Hands

windows open cheery-bright or

ominous dark and

giving an illusion of choice,

escape,

a world outside their embrace,

holding you close holding you safe, you're safe,

you're safe because you can see outside,

you can see what it would mean

to leave the body of home.

V. Mouth

what else could it be

but the front door?

yawning, smiling, wide and inviting,

telling you: come in, come in, come in.

the lock under your hand

bolts with the soothing note of a lullaby;

you're safe,

you're home,

come in—

and never-mind the desperate hunger.

VI. Heart

the heart allows the life of a thing,

allows it to continue being what it is.

lacking its own,

the house exists in this state

of arrested decay,

empty and yearning,

swallowing itself

trying to soothe the wretched ache.

beautiful,

bright little thing,

coveted thing,

you live inside and

give it life

again.

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Computer room at the Nevada Test Site.

(National Archives)

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my grubhub being delivered by a wizard or some sort of apostle

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@knockknockknockingonhootysdoor

Thank you so much for this! I asked for a “surprise me” drawing and I got this. It’s making me tear up! 🥺

Very accurate for the early days of parenting!

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rule #1 of the world is that love is stored in the kitty cat

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yellow pikmin are my favorite

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still cannot believe this got flagged.. It was literally private….

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-fae

#ref

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leftover stims!

(as always inspired by helium-stims!)

🌈-🌈-🌈 / 🌈-🌈-🌈 / 🌈-🌈-🌈

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Tù.úk'z (Arthur Machado)

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this cat is

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“Isaac we love you”