Sometimes You Have to Knock It Down
The August 2026 Letter
David Gane
Spare, unsettling fiction and poetry.
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Finishing the Past, Finding the Future
The July 2026 Letter
My notebook’s last page
A tanka about running out of room.
Outside the cabin door
A poem about the things left behind
Trying to get it right
The June 2026 Letter
On a lakeshore in northern Saskatchewan
A short poem that holds a lot.
Two Tables
The May 2026 Letter
The cat and I
A quiet, peaceful tanka.
Skating
A tanka about losing my mom.
Crows
Today's story came from a line in a news article, but it turned out a little more tragic than I expected.
My parents' cabin
My Mother
The April 2026 Letter