This site contains a few pieces that use ‘swear’ words or relate to sex or other ‘adult themes’.

Jackson

Writer. Poet. Editor.

February 2022

  • Wake

    My last doll is dead. // I made it with a porcelain face / and body / A petticoat, a pinafore / I was trying to play / by the rules, play / pretend … Read more

  • Enlightenment

    Enlightenment

    If I handwashed my clothes every day / I could meditate on the process. / Attain enlightenment while massaging / the fabric or something. I could have two // robes and wash one while wearing the other / or something. Perhaps there are different / enlightenments. Surely the laundry sink / one can’t be the… Read more

  • A coat of ashes

    If I leave I will not order boxes / There will be no packaging tape / no moving men / no truck / I will take none of it … Read more