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Katje van Loon

writer of wild things

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      • The Fires of Pukana Lā
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      • Stranger Skies (The Borderlands Saga #1)
      • From the Ashes (The Borderlands Saga #2)
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micropoem: purity

Katje van Loon Posted on May 25, 2022 by Katje van LoonSeptember 28, 2022

In addition to being free to read here on my site, this poem can be found in my book Rewolfing the Soul.

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micropoem: this body

Katje van Loon Posted on July 12, 2019 by Katje van LoonMay 25, 2022

this body and other poems can be found in my book Rewolfing the Soul.

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micropoem: greenwashing

Katje van Loon Posted on April 21, 2019 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

greenwashing and other micropoems can be found in my book Rewolfing the Soul.

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micropoem: write every day

Katje van Loon Posted on April 10, 2019 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

maybe daily poetryis too hardmaybe I can’t digthat deepin the five minutesbefore I leave for work but I persistuntil my fingernails find boneuntil the venomis expelledand Iam exhaustedbut clean. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (I’ve been writing a poem a day this month for … Continue reading →

Fifteen Minutes (a free short story)

Katje van Loon Posted on November 5, 2017 by Katje van LoonAugust 27, 2022

Forbidden magic always had a price. Trouble was, you could never anticipate it.

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M. Monarch

Katje van Loon Posted on July 15, 2014 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

The revolution had not been as bloody as some predicted. Illanova had no true feelings about that, though her programming told her she should be grateful.

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Blood Candle

Katje van Loon Posted on October 8, 2013 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

I lit a candle today / for all the women dying from back-alley / coat-hanger abortions

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the letter i wish my mother had written me

Katje van Loon Posted on October 26, 2012 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

dear child your uterus hates you and betimes may collude with your vagina and other parts to make your life a parade of strange fuckery don’t stand naked in the bathroom brushing your hair if your tampon is the wrong … Continue reading →

Ssssshe of Few Sssssyllablesssss

Katje van Loon Posted on October 9, 2012 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

She slithers in, ruddy brown trail following as damp moss soaks up the blood. Under the rocks — curled, coiled, comfortable now; her fangs retract; her breathing slows. Cold embraces her…skin? Scales. Yesssssss, she thinks, drifting to dreams, head already … Continue reading →

Three Word Wednesday: a haiku

Katje van Loon Posted on May 11, 2012 by Katje van LoonJuly 12, 2023

dampen, keep, tremble your tears dampen, love. what keeps causes much sadness. tremble. I won’t leave.

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