Oneg In The Arctic

Joined June 2019

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A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.

Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices

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Behind You
Noa Dryss goes through life constantly trying to reach forward while always keeping in mind what's behind them. While the world seems simple and concrete, the abstract is always lingering. Who will be that abstract that throws Noa's life into the storm so they can emerge to see the rainbow?
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Fiction
Rollin’ On Ripe Oranges
The cheeky grin and tinted sunglasses Scream freshly squeezed on the Blazing sun-day ~ There’s a tanginess in the air
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
Tie Me To The Kite String But Don’t Let Me Go
This poem is part of a special Mental Health collaborative series by the Saloon For Writers on Facebook. You can find more of the poems from this series here. Poem 1 by Oredolapo A Roberts | Poem 2 by Angela Derscha | Poem 3 by Sofia Duarte | Poem 5 by Talia Devora
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
Pure Purple Poppin’
Pop rock party On sizzling tongue - Prominent flavours Flicker mind lights - Like the bass freefalling on The flickering dance floor
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
My Eyes Are Like Windows
When I was I younger My father taught me this trick Surround yourself with imaginary mirrors May the harmful gaze of others, bounce right off
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
A Tasteful Tease
The bend In the arch of her eyebrow Is a preview to the arch in her back ~ She bites her lip As if inviting you To bite it for her
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
Once Upon a Mountain Top
‘Sitting atop the rugged rockiness The air vibrating with a vivid view Of life The hum of the wind has replaced The electric hum of wires and the act of rushing
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
Basking in the Bloody Breakdown
Today my body is at war Bloody teardown Breaking me down My wife still loves my body • So far, everything Has felt like walking on the edge of a crab claw
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
The Fear in the Mirror
Fear disguised as Shame But why, how Where did it linger from, where does it haunt, in the crooks and corners Pray tell why
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
The Wisdom of the Land
Getting lost wasn’t part of the plan, but then again, the whole world was in a state of loss and disorientation. Another soul wandering around hopelessly would not make any difference at all in the great scheme of things.
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Fiction
Pickled Parked Prayers
When the land gets too crowded Too loud, leaving me dumbfounded Don’t come looking Forget I exist • Leave me ten minutes of any day (please)
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Poets
My Dear Sweet Innocence. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I remember hearing this song for the first time, I was in high school and going through every typical teenage struggle. Identity, hopes, dreams, failures, pressures, a mental health in tatters.
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Pride