Familiar passion

Familiar passion

from Latin pati ‘suffer’.

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  • The Adventures of Super Mario

    You left your mushroom castle for a little mystery, a little excitement. I hope you’re happy out there, with him. I swore I’d die a thousand times for you, but I just don’t feel like playing again. Why don’t you save yourself, Princess? This was never my adventure.

    Shanelle Mullin

    April 21, 2022
    Poetry
  • An Awful Thing to Waste

    Here I am again, towering above you, trying to live up to the best parts of me. I said we’d have extraordinary lives, and I guess what I really learned is to speak for myself. You want to plant roots, but my mind belongs to the clouds. I’m blinded by the stars and sun and […]

    Shanelle Mullin

    April 20, 2022
    Poetry
  • Life as a Venn Diagram

    I remember sitting on the floor of your bedroom, rummaging through that rusted filing cabinet. “Who’s this?” I ask, holding up sepia. You, before me. A whole life I had caught glimpses of in old photographs, love letters, and lines on your cheek, but knew nothing of. Inspecting old baseball cards from under your bed, […]

    Shanelle Mullin

    March 10, 2022
    Short Essays
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