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     · 06 May 2026 | Erika's Husband
    Alexandria holding me in the pool.
    Lexi held me like a baby, cradling me as I faced my fears.

    Last (last) Sunday, I had a swimming lesson with Alexandria. She was incredibly patient while I floundered in the water. I defeated no stereotypes that day - embarrasingly,... [Continue reading →]


  • Q2 Deliverables (It's never over)

     · 25 Apr 2026 | Erika's Husband
    • I will finish my grad school applications.
    • I will revise my poems.
    • I will submit my poems to magazines for publication.
    • I will write a bad song.
    • I will write a good song.
    • I will write a short story about Erika’s Husband.
    • I will love my job.
    • I will open up my heart.
    • I will learn my scales.
    • I... [Continue reading →]
  • girlbossing in a multidimensional, multifaceted, multidisciplinary way

     · 24 Apr 2026 | Erika's Husband
    The original Shea Butter Baby, Ari Lennox.
    The lovely Ari Lennox.

    4/22 (Sometime after midnight)
    Hello reader, long time. Well, it feels like a long time, but I just posted a few days ago, although that post was in the works for a while. Just... [Continue reading →]


  • Rochelle Jordan is Feminine Rage

     · 20 Apr 2026 | Erika's Husband
    The beauty, the queen, Rochelle Jordan at the Glass House, Pomona, CA.
    The beauty, the queen, Rochelle Jordan.

    It’s difficult for me to pick just one song from Rochelle Jordan’s Through the Wall as my favorite, but if I had to choose, it would be Get... [Continue reading →]


  • the power went out in my apartment and now i dont know who I am anymore

     · 10 Apr 2026 | Erika's Husband
    My room in the darkness after the power went out.
    I've never been a fan of sleeping in the dark, but tonight I have no choice.

    I was on a work call when the lights flickered, once, twice, then they went off completely. Disconnected. I guess you... [Continue reading →]


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Archive

2026
May (1)
  • 6 Open my Heart
April (8)
  • 25 Q2 Deliverables (It's never over)
  • 24 girlbossing in a multidimensional, multifaceted, multidisciplinary way
  • 20 Rochelle Jordan is Feminine Rage
  • 10 the power went out in my apartment and now i dont know who I am anymore
  • 7 hello, maintenance? this is erika's husband. can you please clean up the carcasses of the deceased moths from the hallways? it's a blight.
  • 6 How to organize the cables under my desk?
  • 4 This is 25: Got my chin hairs zapped, three crushes (each going absolutely nowhere, which is probably for the best), graduated from therapy (sort of), reading bell hooks (have i ever known true love?)
  • 2 I met the Love of my Life at Linger Longer Lounge
March (7)
  • 30 nothing important happens in Tucson! (just kidding)
  • 30 The Unknown Mythology of the Red Lugia
  • 29 Trois Chaises (Triptych, 2026)
  • 25 soup?
  • 19 random weekend in my so called life
  • 8 Tailgating someone going 75 MPH on the highway is not normal...
  • 7 on memories which evaporate leaving the imprint of a tiny pool as evidence of their existence
February (8)
  • 28 There's a certain Slant of light
  • 18 Tom's Legendary Visit !
  • 16 Dinner in the Desolate Light
  • 15 Fun with Watercolors
  • 8 Draft Poem for February 8, 2026 Workshop
  • 3 telephone telephone telephone all day !
  • 2 After Washing my Socks
  • 1 Wet Blanket
January (14)
  • 31 Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
  • 30 Two Novellas I've Read Recently and Why I Like Them
  • 30 Went to a book club
  • 29 Loitering at the Linger Longer Lounge (Say that 10 times fast)
  • 25 I'm just so profoundly disappointed in the state of this country, but how can I be surprised in a nation that was founded on the tenets of colonial violence and brutality?
  • 20 Going Outside
  • 17 A slow day
  • 16 Where are the Emergency Exits?
  • 14 My 2025 Poetry Publications
  • 13 I did it!
  • 10 thinking of getting a beanbag chair
  • 10 Who is the poem
  • 10 Why Did I Think Starting a Blog was so Hard
  • 10 This is Erika's Husband
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