Oneg In The Arctic

Joined June 2019

308 stories

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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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Bon Appetit
crushed by childhood palms crackled like crickets unbound sprinkled top mud cakes
By Oneg In The Arctic4 months ago in Poets
Lessons From the Forest
this tree trunk wisdom knows ridges, ripples, letting go towards new worlds
By Oneg In The Arctic4 months ago in Poets
Unbreakable
resilience is you, who turns even buzzing drones, into music --- Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha is a music teacher in Gaza who found a way to harmonize with the traumatizing and terrorizing Is*eali drones that fly nonstop above the Gaza Strip. Together with his students, he has composed and sung a haunting hymn that has been shared worldwide.
By Oneg In The Arctic4 months ago in Poets
i love a good complacent “ally”. Top Story - August 2025.
I have never wanted to write less Knowing it falls on deaf ears That those who’ll read just feed the machine And post faux pas comments about giving a shit for those in need
By Oneg In The Arctic5 months ago in Poets
James & Oneg’s Summer Writing Extrav-again-AGAIN-za!
You might be wondering, "what's with the pineapples again, guys?" Well, let me tell you, pineapple is the only fruit that Oneg is not sick of. Also, they look absolutely fabulous adorned in glassware. If you disagree, see yourself out.
By Oneg In The Arctic5 months ago in Writers
Google Maps is Just a Suggestion . Top Story - July 2025.
Twist ties and umbilical cords Every highway entrance is a noodle Every exit is a pretzel We are constantly twisting ourselves in and out of situations
By Oneg In The Arctic6 months ago in Pride
isn’t poetry prayer too?
a Christian, a Catholic, a Muslim, and two Jews meet an atheist at the bar they all pray together “May she recover and heal quickly, amen”
By Oneg In The Arctic6 months ago in Poets
Vultures are Circling and Parrots Sing Their Praise
i don't know if i've ever seen such a lazy bunch of birds before following the flock wherever they go splat shittin' on anyone
By Oneg In The Arctic6 months ago in Poets
another day, another poem,
writing your heart out knowing it doesn't matter is like drinking water without electrolytes when you're dehydrated insufficient
By Oneg In The Arctic7 months ago in Poets
All the Things Found & Forgotten
June 26: Temporal Inventory Records - Catalog secondhand objects with their attached timeline fragments. Include detailed provenance for each item’s emotional history. Use both retail and historical terminology. Consider how objects carry multiple stories simultaneously. End with finding an object that connects past and future. - Daily Poetry Writing Prompts 2025
By Oneg In The Arctic7 months ago in Poets
i lend myself to creation
June 25: Pollen Prophecy Almanac - Develop a complete system for reading futures in pollen patterns. Include different types of pollen and their prophetic meanings. Use both botanical and divinatory terminology. Consider how natural cycles predict personal ones. End with a particularly significant pollen reading. - Daily Poetry Writing Prompts 2025
By Oneg In The Arctic7 months ago in Poets
Love Letter to the Unseen
June 24: The Atlas of Invisible Geography - Document the work of someone who can see and map emotional terrain. Include detailed cartographic symbols for different feelings. Use traditional map-making terminology. Consider how emotional landscapes shift over time. End with discovering an uncharted emotional territory. - Daily Poetry Writing Prompts 2025
By Oneg In The Arctic7 months ago in Poets