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Carly Hood
Carly Hood is a writer who explores the boundaries of confessional writing through lyric essays, fragmented diary entries, and poetry.
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A Continuum of Carlys
In the winter of 2017, I received a $600 tax return. Instead of paying off a credit card, I purchased the carlyhood.com domain name and a seat in a Hugo House class, believing these monetary… Read more
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The house where I was born (01)
(Inspired by Yves Bonnefoy) I woke up, it was the house where I was born. The wind was ringing softly Around the frozen pipes. I stood on the floorboards Staring at a deer in… Read more
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State of the Union
Did I hear something about a dine ‘n’ ditch situation? Those hooligans, those lunatics, building their fence with Australian pine. I’m telling you that she drank up all the coffee in the house. No, wait,… Read more
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An Education
A few years ago after watching The Graduate with a boy I liked, I was horrified to learn that he thought the movie was romantic. The movie follows an apathetic college graduate, Ben Braddock,… Read more
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Hopes and Bruises
Some of my favorite memories as a child were going on photography assignments with my dad. I’d watch him pack up lights, lenses, and cameras, placing them with care into the trunk of our Ford… Read more
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The Calling of Saint Mathew
(inspired by Caravaggio’s painting) I want to know your body, like a Catholic church knows its shadows. If I could paint, It would be the same hand Pooled in the cross-shadow From a windowpane,… Read more
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