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introducing—buttahbasted, the series

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buttahbasted

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what does a book tasting smell like?
Does it reek of rivers of nerves, the cold shivers from my sweaty palm leaking into the microphone? Or...
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buttahbasted blooms from the screen to Real Life™
Come join me :) I'm throwing an event this Saturday!
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🌸 blinded by brisket
penultimate track from "buttahbasted"
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🌸 a brunch to cry for
I wanted to thrust my fingers into that cavity between my throat and nose and itch away. But that border is blocked. (For good reason, I imagine). So I…
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🌸 sight for sore lies
Do you remember the last time one of your senses betrayed you? Your eyes, those squishy face-eggs lured you down a path that left you lost? One minute…
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13 cities in 6 months

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one man, too many beds
I've slept in too many beds this year.
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beyond the Bali cliché
If I told you I went to a tropical paradise, only to spend three days writhing in bed with painful stomach cramps, you’d assume I’d never wish to…
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lost in translation: my supermarket saga in Barcelona
Lost, confused, and overwhelmed in a Barcelona grocery store—sometimes adventures happen in the most mundane places. Come relive my ten minutes of…
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I don't know where home is
My autocorrect is trapped in a bloody battle between warring worlds. When I text on my phone, Colonel Spellcheck searches through my words looking for…
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what I ate in 24 hours in Bangkok
Baste in Bangkok
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prose poetry

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sinking in shallow waters
You stand ten toes deep in waters near hip height.
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this is how we must dance
Human, when will you ever learn?
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🎧 isn't it absurd?
isn’t it absurd, that you deny strangers entry into your home, but you let my words, sit and simmer in your most sacred space, your mind? how is it so…
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🎧 when the clock forgets to tick
Hi friends,
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saltwater salvation
Nature siphoned her antidepressant right into my veins. Millimeters of mercy immersed themselves in my body—dissolving knots of tension, infusing…
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