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Undergrad Memories

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Jordan Brady

I have recently seen references to finals all over Twitter and other social media. It is that time of year, but one I became significantly distanced from in my later years of grad school. When your only credit hours are … Continue reading Undergrad Memories

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Experiments in Writing – Prose Poetry

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Jordan Brady

The Fence and the Vine Along a lane between two fields there is a barbed wire fence, and on this fence a vine ‘twines ’round and ’round and imitates the twisted metal, green on rusted black.  The fence supports the … Continue reading Experiments in Writing – Prose Poetry

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Fire

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 Jordan Brady

Someone started a fire in my backyard.  It wasn’t obvious at first.  It smoldered out of sight among the roots.  It burned away the flowers’ vitality.  It left in its wake the brittle brown shadows of plants.  It climbed slowly, … Continue reading Fire

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Metaphor

September 25, 2020September 13, 2020 Jordan Brady

On my back I see the elite of the forest, a select scattering of eye-catching sun-dappled green on blue, supported beneath by dark, anonymous branches.  I sit up and my view scrolls to see branches merge into trunks overshadowed by … Continue reading Metaphor

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