Birds of Ashmae. Very short pieces of writing.

Something That Reminds Him of His Mom

“They are like shadows that never go away,” Hilde said as we held the cyanotype paper under the stream of cold sink water.

Jun 11 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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May 2026

March 2026

My Name isn't on the List

Grappling with my internalized hierarchy

Mar 6 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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February 2026

A Million Tiny Mirrors

On a Sunday afternoon I went to a lake that was supposed to be frozen.

Feb 19 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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October 2025

Four Things Chronic Pain is teaching me right now

ie: we all have something invisible

Oct 10, 2025 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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August 2025

The Microburst of 1992 and Why it Lives with Me Still

Short Essay #3

Aug 27, 2025 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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Facebook Status Updates from 2010, oh my.

Short Essay #2

Aug 25, 2025 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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When My Daughter was called Names on the Playground

Short Essay #1

Aug 22, 2025 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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February 2025

Boy With Flowers In His Mouth

An interview with a gay, ex-mormon poet who writes about his experience both as an adolescent who felt so much shame for his sexuality, and his journey…

Feb 4, 2025 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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January 2025

What Do You Write About When There's No Longer a God?

This week I was talking with a friend who is a brilliant poet, and she mentioned that as she has recently moved away from the church, she feels as if…

Jan 22, 2025 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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December 2024

On listening to music that swears

And what my kids have taught me

Dec 19, 2024 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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November 2024

On Grappling with my Emotions about the New Garment Changes

It’s been a few weeks since the church announced changes to women’s garments.

Nov 1, 2024 • Ashmae Hoiland (she/her)

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