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believe it or not...
This poem was inspired by the PTK x Inters(p)ect zine launch night.

C.J
Oct 20, 20231 min read
The sky is...
A short poem in the style of E.E. Cummings.

C.J
Oct 8, 20231 min read
motel
Written as a response to one of the prompts of this year's Escapril challenge.

C.J
Sep 24, 20231 min read
This is what I learned on my quest to write the perfect book
*This piece was originally written for a job application but I didn't get the job and I'm pretty proud of this so I thought I'd share it...

C.J
Sep 10, 20234 min read
The Aces, live at KOKO London
A series of vignettes inspired by the songs that The Aces performed at their London 2023 show.

C.J
Sep 3, 20237 min read
The summer I turned pretty except...
I’m the cosmos’ weird Barbie and there is nothing I want to do about it. Still waiting for the autism diagnosis, even though I was always...

C.J
Aug 27, 20231 min read
Cosmic Romanticism
Created using a prompt by Poetry Trapper Keeper and in collaboration with a dear friend who wishes to be known only as 'Sam'. Had such a...

C.J
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Palm | tnalP
A poem inspired by an image of a sprawling cactus and written on a series of post-it notes

C.J
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Conan Gray's Superache: a review in vignettes.
A review of Conan Gray's album 'Superache' through vignettes describing scenes and emotions rather than a discussion of musical technique.

C.J
Jun 24, 20224 min read
In Some Small Way, Isn't It Beautiful?
Actually, life is beautiful because the way you sigh in frustration when your hands do not co-operate with the chord is the same sigh I...

C.J
Jun 2, 20221 min read
These Beautiful, Broken Things [Or: Snippets From the Thoughts of a Lost Cause]
There’s a thunderstorm in the attic and it’s leaking through the floor. Please turn...

C.J
May 13, 20221 min read
Welcome!
Hello, and like the title says, welcome to my blog! My name is Charley and I've been writing since I was maybe three years old, which was...

C.J
Apr 24, 20222 min read
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