BJ's Misnamed Chapbook

This chapbook was supposed to be a Substack. Or maybe vice versa.

By BJ Dawson

· Launched a year ago

Recursive Bloodened Nightfall

And slivers of brighter places
Jun 15 • BJ Dawson

Better Angels (Mother of Mothers)

Unearthing every new facet
May 10 • BJ Dawson

Arboretum Ball Punchline

A dream in guise of a narrative prose poem
Apr 16 • BJ Dawson

As Existential Imperative

The answer compels me to draw breath
Apr 12 • BJ Dawson

Ruin Before Daylight

I demand that you govern me
Mar 26 • BJ Dawson

Unbothered Resonance

Beyond embrace of the known
Feb 26 • BJ Dawson

Their Original Sin

Sympathy for the intellectual thief
Feb 20 • BJ Dawson

Luminous

Embracing every crevice with nuance and perspective
Feb 19 • BJ Dawson

Downward Spiral

Until all I know comes rushing up
Feb 6 • BJ Dawson

My Own Selfish Tragedy

As much as I hate to make this about me, you knew I would
Jan 9 • BJ Dawson

Mixed Rain

Upon realizing that the fall is all that remains
Dec 17, 2025 • BJ Dawson

Should I Tell You?

Can I trust you with this knowledge?
Dec 4, 2025 • BJ Dawson

Naked Grief

If worse comes to worst, then it’s all been for nothing
Dec 3, 2025 • BJ Dawson

The Extemporaneous – Draft 2

A newsletter of sorts
Nov 26, 2025 • BJ Dawson

Acquiescence

Until deeds and dreams all lose cohesion
Nov 15, 2025 • BJ Dawson