archival tendencies

Home
Archive
About
New
Top
Community
some collected
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. On the drive to Chicago by myself, I encountered something I wanted to write down, but never did. The only image I can…
 • 
Delia Rainey
a portal
In late April or early May of 2021, Henry and I decided we were vaccinated long enough that we could take the blue line downtown. We wanted to g…
 • 
Delia Rainey
moving through air
I’m lying down on the rough black rug in my room. On my back, I feel every tough piece of dirt and lint that the rug hides. This rug was here when i got…
 • 
Delia Rainey
after the fall
* Remembering the image in my head ~ the memory ~ before I write it down is a sacred form of writing before the writing exists. A beckoning to relive…
 • 
Delia Rainey
1
brutal building
i now go to work sometimes and i work in the lower level of a community college library built in the 1960s, on the same site as an old amusement park…
 • 
Delia Rainey
solitary covering
so strange how my human body has a timer. at a certain week every month, as if something has clicked into place, i am suddenly pulled with anxiety and…
 • 
Delia Rainey
artificial meaning
I haven’t been camping in years, but recently i went with H and S. It was a hardcore missouri outing: we swam at johnson’s shut-ins, then camped at tom…
 • 
Delia Rainey
archival tendencies
archival tendencies
delia's substack :---)

archival tendencies

AboutArchive
© 2023 Delia Rainey
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing