Two Humble Acres

All The Things I Wrote When I Was Sad, Pt. 2

When life gets confusing or hard, sometimes words go away completely and sometimes they come out of me like bloody shards of glass, slicing their way…

Jul 29 • 

Andrea Burke

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All The Things I Wrote When I Was Sad, Pt. I

When life gets confusing or hard, sometimes words go away completely and sometimes they come out of me like bloody shards of glass, slicing their way…

Jul 24 • 

Andrea Burke

17

2

June 2025

Just Enough for Today

Let me tell you what regular suffering is teaching me:

Jun 26 • 

Andrea Burke

30

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Sweet as Honey

I live in a large metro area on the edge of several smaller suburbs.

Jun 5 • 

Andrea Burke

21

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December 2024

We're All in the Hospital

I write to you from the busy cafeteria of a hospital.

Dec 18, 2024 • 

Andrea Burke

21

2

November 2024

The Christmas Tree on the Hill of Trash

Every year, the landfill sets up a Christmas tree at the highest hill in their expansive 1,200 acreage of our garbage.

Nov 13, 2024 • 

Andrea Burke

9

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October 2024

She Doesn't Even Go Here

I don’t recognize her.

Oct 30, 2024 • 

Andrea Burke

24

4

February 2024

These Things, Vol. 1

The monthly one

Feb 16, 2024 • 

Andrea Burke

9

5

January 2024

For the Love of a Dog

There are some days that start differently.

Jan 24, 2024 • 

Andrea Burke

10

2

The Light of All the Suns

The other night, my 7-year-old son and I laid in the dark and stared at the stars while he waited to fall asleep.

Jan 4, 2024 • 

Andrea Burke

13

5

November 2023

On the Things We Cannot Quite Put Into Words

I have tried to write.

Nov 21, 2023 • 

Andrea Burke

26

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October 2023

Travel, if you must.

Travel if you must —

Oct 12, 2023 • 

Andrea Burke

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