Category: Adult language and themes

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New Release – Spring 2020

J.A. Carter-Winward

COMING SPRING 2020 unnamed it's a feeling, and it's unnamed. some have tried the terms distant or cold. some have labeled it aloof or detached. but those words are all states of being. the process is what has no name. knowing someone is slipping away—but not physically, not yet. you feel it: pure feeling, pure… Continue reading New Release – Spring 2020

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Lingual Neutrality

J.A. Carter-Winward

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but… …but. Why is it that in an age where “sticks and stones” in the Binary Landscape of the Ether hurt as much as the names being hurled? Is it because words and names do indeed matter? The problem — and you can give me push-back if you… Continue reading Lingual Neutrality

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“Sad Discoveries,” by India LaPlace, A Christmas Eve Review

J.A. Carter-Winward

{Warning:This review contains explicit content and language. If you are offended by explicit language and content, feel free to not be. Or feel free to skip this review.  I'm good, either way.} “And if I’d learned that, My marriage might have survived, Or, at least, Maybe my dad wouldn’t tell me That I’m the kind… Continue reading “Sad Discoveries,” by India LaPlace, A Christmas Eve Review

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Pretentious Bullshit

J.A. Carter-Winward

Did I grab your attention? Good. Look, I love writing and I love words. I really love poetry and prose that are accessible, and it's how I try to write my stuff. But sometimes when I deconstruct poetry, I sound like a pretentious asshat, and you need to know: I only sound like that on… Continue reading Pretentious Bullshit