Bulb Culture CollectiveMay 16, 20235 min readBuscalan and Scars of Happiness by Gretchen FilartSixteen. I went home from a concert drunk on alcohol, but mostly on pain. During the concert, N looked at a woman in the audience and...
Bulb Culture CollectiveMar 3, 20236 min readThe First Time I Killed by Cole MartinWaking up before the sun rises is hard, especially when you’re a kid who wants nothing more than to just sit inside and play Halo on his...
Bulb Culture CollectiveFeb 10, 20232 min readBirds by Dustin MichaelToday, I watched a small bird fly over the open field where I sat on a park bench. I then watched a hawk rise from the upper branches of...
Bulb Culture CollectiveJan 31, 20237 min readTuba City by Francois BereaudDreams are delicate and made of gossamer. They hang lightly on breezes and suspend as if from nothing. The slightest wind can tear them...
Bulb Culture CollectiveJan 20, 20232 min readAhimsamsara by Voima OyIn the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows there is the word "Sonder." It is defined as "the realization that each random passerby is living a...
Bulb Culture CollectiveJan 6, 20232 min readScroll/Dive by F.E. Clark11.32pm, sleep has not come, I scroll: street lights rippling on the duck pond in Reykjavik; a feather waves in the breeze on an empty...
Bulb Culture CollectiveOct 25, 20222 min readThe Shallows by Melissa NunezWhen the initial two-week lockdown became indefinite, I looked for the good in the slowdown of our days. I was very guilty of the...
Bulb Culture CollectiveSep 16, 20223 min readFragments of a Lonely Heart by F. E. ClarkShe closes the door. Goes to her nowhere place. Burrows in. Finds lines in stories where friends dwell. Not alone, if only for a while....