Word of the Day Stories

This is a collection of stories composed of a series of poems based on a month’s worth of Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Day.

After the Colonizers Came

“The tendrils of empire
strangle nutrients from the soil.
Echoes in the water, the air,
your mind itself.
It must be undone.”

November 1, 2021

“They sit cross-legged,
back against the fence,
head low…”

October 11, 2021

“You’ve avoided
the inside of grocery stores
for over a year.”

September 6, 2021October 11, 2021

“An omen,
they say,
crawling across the sky.”

August 2, 2021

Rosa sits between
her sister, Haylee, and Uncle Martin.
Tired from the four-hour drive
across the state. …

December 6, 2020July 1, 2021

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