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Silly Little Sonnets

Scott E. Crain

A weekly publication devoted to sharing original poetry, short fiction, and personal essays.

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Termites

The poem below was originally published on October 27, 2025 in my book, Hollow Trophies for Howling Idiots. It will be available again for purchase in Summer 2026.

Termites

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a month ago
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A Birthday for the Birds

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A Selfie for the Algorithm

Last Tuesday, I turned 34 years old. Night had become morning as I sat at my desk, watching the sunrise through the window of my studio.

Jesus only made it to...

a month ago
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Chapter 1: Nietzsche's a F**king Liar

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Preface: Eternal Recurrence Theory

In the book The Gay Science (1882), Friedrich Nietzsche proposes a thought experiment based on “eternal recurrence”, or the theory that every...

2 months ago
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I Wrote an Unhinged Note & Went Rogue

(This post was was originally published in a note on March 18, 2026. It has since been edited and polished.)

The View From Under My Desk

I wandered back into Substack-land from the proverbial mental health “time out” and noticed some ne...

2 months ago
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Don’t talk to me about hope.

(Originally posted in Substack Notes)


No money. No smartphone. Collective will.

I graduated high school in May 2010. There was a recession, and I didn’t have much money. My only income was a biweekly Social Security check I rece...

2 months ago
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    Essays, poems, and short stories. There’s no niche; just some cheerful eulogies from a disillusioned master of none (a human wrote this).

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