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Author: Jonathan Bailey

Essay

Moses, the Torah, and the False Dichotomy

28 Jun 202230 Jun 2022
So lately there has been less poetry on my mind. This is sure to disappoint a few of my readers. I can just imagine Lluís Bussé complaining that he’d really…
Poetry

Puerto Arista

19 May 202210 Jun 2022
The end of the roadThe edge of the worldNowhere Sweet solaceDreamland embraceIf anyone needs meSend a captain of fifty I have forgotten the taste of successEvery choice made under duressMy…
Poetry

The Star of the Show

1 May 20221 May 2022
Angels cheer in the barAn angel cheers in the bathtub A blonde with her popcorn sitting on the floorWatching it all on TVLike she has for two years, going on…
Poetry

Blackjack

26 Apr 202226 Apr 2022
Remember when you brought my daughter back to me?Remember when you rode up to the MarriottPulling up in your up-jacked white SUVWhen I was tearing what was left of my…
Poetry

The Promethean

11 Apr 202211 Apr 2022
When he opens his mouth for some idle chatterTheir pulses race; their hearts go pitter patterThe horrific idea of their souls going splatterAs if he didn’t see clearly, knowing what…
Prose

Counting Sheep

9 Apr 2022
OG: So it's just us now? Nobody else? Only you and me? Us two? Roan: Well...yeah...yes. But don't get upset, okay? Just calm down. Trust me on something, please. I…
Blog

Flugvergnügen, Teil Zwei

31 Mar 20225 Apr 2022
So this post will constitute a sequel to a post I wrote back in January. It's not going to be exactly the same kind of post, however. I'll try to…
Poetry

Melissa Moore’s Day

24 Mar 202224 Mar 2022
The day started greyBut the birds came to playI whistled to the crowWondering what he might knowAnd he whistled backA bar from Massive AttackI wonder what we said?I won't be…
Essay

The Nature of the Messianic Kingdom

14 Mar 202216 Mar 2022
I was discussing recently with a friend the phenomenon of the development of the idea of the Messiah as a consciousness contra the older understanding of the Messiah as a…
Poetry

Yet Another Bonnie Situation

8 Mar 20228 Mar 2022
Don’t be afraid, little oneFear is the conjugal bed of hatredI see your power, brilliance, and beautyThere is no need for insecurityDon’t close the door before the honey has been…

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The Electrochemical Girl

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Epilogue

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