Archive - Bedletter

Dreaming of Work

I’ve been having these weird dreams lately. Well, maybe not all too frequently, but here and there. Enough for me to notice. And noticing them I am…

Mar 20, 2022 •

Christian Ashliman

February 2022

Common Denominators

I could really hate it all if I wanted to. And sometimes when I look at what’s happened, the trends of everything, I start to really want to hate it…

Feb 17, 2022 •

Christian Ashliman

One-Sixth the Year

It’s February first. And I still wrote January at the top of the journal page. Crossed out and remade into the right days it’s not January anymore. But…

Feb 10, 2022 •

Christian Ashliman

January 2022

Down in The South

Down in The South Where the “honeys” run thick and the trees stretch out in the wind Where green grass and pastures roll over the line where the sky…

Jan 30, 2022 •

Christian Ashliman

The Trivial, Hidden Journey

Born in a Middle Class Pakistani family, I was a lot better off than many other girls who, despite being born in a rich family, were not enjoying the…

Jan 11, 2022 •

December 2021

The Ides of December

Side effects may include disconnection, wandering hopelessness, and a lack of Vitamin D.

Dec 29, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

Because It's Meant To

The story of the changing seasons.

Dec 14, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

Time Happens Twice a Day

I'm wishing for it and living in the before and after and forgetting all about the one happening now.

Dec 5, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

November 2021

Murmurs in Your Bones

The tub faucet’s dripping And I’m feeling wild Out here in weird places with strangers It’s deviant and lives up to it’s name The fridge is clicking A…

Nov 29, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

Wear Your Mask, Unless You're Actively Smoking

It's Las Vegas and all inside-out. But hey, I guess that's the point.

Nov 27, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

The leaves that hover between the trees Cooked and burning out Crunchy husks caught In invisible nets Spider’s spirals of silk and sun Holding strong…

Nov 12, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

Two rats sitting in a glass box, speaking back and forth They have much to say—a parade of their nature Pacing the transparent floor, trading arguments…

Nov 10, 2021 •

Christian Ashliman

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