Flocks of Heron
Forrest SmithFlocks of Heron is an exploration of my inheritance: a lineage marked by militarism, domestic violence, and addiction. I began to trace the patterns back through generations, searching for the origins of chaos and a way to end it.
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Wildcat
I met a colleague at an open house the other weekend, and he joked that the market was stressing him out and giving him gray hair.
“I don’t see any room on your head for any more gray,” I quipped, and he cackled.
Before my grandp...
Hey Darlin'
It’s Easter Sunday.
Families stream through the open I hosted; new construction, Kirkland zip code, everyone is wearing their Sunday best.
A Gen Alpha private school teen compliments my outfit,
“Love the ‘fit.”
I am a...
What's Next
My grandmother calls me at 8:00 AM.
I ignore it, I’m still asleep.
I call her back less than a minute ater.
Her husband died on 1/11, a portal day, three weeks ago.
I’d been feeling a little cut off, cerebrally, and...
The Losing Year
Tears are streaming down my face as I replay a voicemail from a 406 area code.
June 24, 2025:
“Go live your dreams,” the voice croons from my tinny iPhone speakers in a soft southern drawl.
It was a farewell; a kind one; b...
How Things Really Are
Here is an ode to the art of letting go.
Non-attachment, as Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, and the Buddha will all ultimately tell you, is the key to an enlightened life.
Desire is the root of all suffering, and when you releas...
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