I buy those libraries and get those books to people who appreciate them. One of my favorite parts of my job. @lostcoastme.bsky.social
28.07.2025 13:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New chapbook out. Part of my Paper Baby series. One poem a day, one chapbook for each month. This is Februaryβs. Hit me up if youβd like a copy!
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16.07.2025 16:22 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Iβm a featured poet in this months The Horror Zine! Check out the link for my poems: A Ghost Perhaps, Anita, Through The Crack, and Ones And Zeros. You can also buy a physical copy of the magazine online!
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02.05.2025 17:44 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT:BE SAFE OUT THERE
Thinking about all of those putting there livelihood and safety on the line today. You are the true patriots.
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05.04.2025 13:42 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT: WHITE HOLE
#whitehole #poetry #poet #poem #chapbook #firstdraft #dailypoem #dailypoetry #blueskypoem #blueskypoetry #blueskypoet #bluesky #blueskywriter #blueskywriting #writer #writing #maine #mainewriter #metaphor #subconscious #subconsciouswriting #flowofconscious #beatpoet #beat
05.04.2025 03:51 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT: SOME SMALL THIRST
#poetsofbluesky #blueskypoem #blueskypoet #firstdraft #poem #poetry #poet #chapbook #poemeveryday #dailypoetry #dailypoem #writing #writer #somesmallthirst #small #thirst #sheers #stomach #other #otherworld #otherworldy
04.04.2025 04:38 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My wife has been sick and Iβve been sleeping on an air mattress in the living room
#whatisbed #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #bed #mattress #sheets #pillows #headboard #comforter #boxspring #sandybeach #leafygreens #mainepoet #chapbook #lessardwrites #sandybeach #beach #mothersarms
03.04.2025 12:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs 4:07pm. Do you know where your beet is? Hereβs a hint: LOST COAST. Thurs-Mon 11-4pm.
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27.03.2025 20:13 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Chapbook restock! All the larger format ones are 20+ pages with 20+ poems and some sort of short and illustration(s) and are $12 or two for $20. Mini one $8. Stop into lostcoastme.bluesky.com or hit me up to get one or a few.
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14.03.2025 18:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks for this. Sludging through my first draft of my first book. Thereβs a lot of good ideas in it but it is rough! I needed this reminder that I just have to get it done and then I can build on it!
14.03.2025 18:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT: HUMAN ONCE
This is a response to seeing viral dance videos juxtaposed against images of human suffering on my social media feed. What are our priorities and how will we be judged by future generations?
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04.03.2025 12:48 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
So good/disturbing.
04.03.2025 03:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT:WARMTH VERSUS THE WIND
The seasons are changing around here, but winter isnβt giving up.
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03.03.2025 12:18 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
First Attempt at a Tanka Poem.
First Draft:Plumb Fingers
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24.02.2025 13:44 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT:FATHERLESS
Donβt have any kids, but did have one for about thirty seconds in a pizzeria yesterday, when a little girl thought I was her father.β€οΈ
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22.02.2025 14:30 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Not a haiku, but maybe a haiku.
FIRST DRAFT: I AM OVER EVERYTHING
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19.02.2025 15:23 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
LAST DAYS: featured in my chapbook Potato Country and The Portland Dirt issue #2. Both available @lostcoastme.bsky.social
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17.02.2025 23:52 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Anniversary/Snow Days:
First Drafts.
Went to go see The Anniversary last night. Hadnβt seen them in 20+ years. They did not disappoint!
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16.02.2025 16:55 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Amazing what our friends, neighbors, and family members are willing to sacrifice for themselves and others for a false sense of security.
Security is love
Security is community
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15.02.2025 14:29 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Some books at work. Read My Heart Is A Chainsaw, Mew, and 20th Century Ghosts. Would recommend all.
15.02.2025 06:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Some of Jonβs favorite vintage pieces in the shop right now. Check out @lostcoastme on Insta or FB for purchase!
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13.02.2025 18:05 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT:WHAT WE ONCE WERE
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13.02.2025 03:11 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Some cuts are deep and donβt heal. Why do I hold onto things that I know will hurt me?
FIRST DRAFT:HIVE
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09.02.2025 14:11 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT: FREEDOM AT THE ALTER OF INDIFFERENCE
Sometimes it just comes out all at once and it takes some time to understand what it means.
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07.02.2025 00:22 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFTS:
BURNT TONGE/WHAT REMAINS
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05.02.2025 03:27 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT:NO HARM
Cat jaw
Furried flat against my paw
Bushy bum buried
Within the indent of my arm
Uncleft, closed clawed, no harm
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02.02.2025 20:19 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
FIRST DRAFT:LIKE A CAT
I DIDNβT HAVE THE ENERGY
TO DO ANYTHING THIS MORNING
OR LETHARGY
TO DO NOTHING AS WELL
SO I STAYED CURLED IN BED
UNDERNEATH ALL THE COVERS
I CURLED LIKE A CAT
WITH ITS TAIL
#blueskypoem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #poet #poem #poetry #writer #author #chapbook #firstdraft #1
01.02.2025 23:02 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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01.02.2025 22:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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