Author: Judith K. Lamb
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Judith talks about Minecraft for a long time
I’ve been contemplating all week about what I’d post today. Problem is, I’m still not sure what to say! There’s been a lot on my mind this week, but most of my thoughts have been preoccupied by this website. This is a new venture for me, a big step, so it makes sense that it’s
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Welcome to my brand new blog!
Hello! Welcome to my blog and to my first update post! So, here’s the thing: I’ve never done something like this before, “this” being run a website. I was a writing major, I know nothing about this kind of thing. “SEO”? “Marketing”? “Coding”??? Yeah, I don’t know how to do any of that, so take
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Why Jordan Peele’s “Us” Gave Me a Panic Attack
I saw Us alone at the Alamo Drafthouse theater in Brooklyn. I often see horror movies alone. I was excited. But then a young Adelaide saw herself in the funhouse on the beach, and something changed. My anticipation started to turn to panic. The tethered came into their home, cornered them, toyed with them, and
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Sacrament
As featured in the chapbook “Growing Up and Other Scams” by Judith K. Lamb I find myself using big words to feel fullLike sayingI am sanguivorousOr feeding on bloodInstead of saying thatRavenous, I commit deicideOr the killing of a godThe pretentious devouring of Saturn himselfIn a vain attempt to become something higherSomething moreAnd in this
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Rabbit Season
Once when I was younger, I held my breath until I passed out. It wasn’t because I was bored, I was just angry. I was so, very angry, and my gut reaction was to hold it in, to push it down until it choked me.
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