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Notes App Poems

Most of what I write lives in my Notes app.

Jan 7 • Frederick Joseph

For Thelma and Gladys

On grandmothers, mutual aid, and what endures when systems harm.

Dec 28, 2025 • Frederick Joseph

Last one of the year.

A note on care, survival, and why this moment matters.

Dec 22, 2025 • Frederick Joseph

Emotions Do Not Obey Time

I am eighteen, a few weeks from my high school graduation, and the floor of Red Lobster is carpeted in a gray that pretends it is neutral.

Dec 16, 2025 • Frederick Joseph

I Planted Something

Last night I went to see Erykah Badu for the 25th anniversary of her album Mama’s Gun, and between the end of the show and this morning on my flight I…

Dec 7, 2025 • Frederick Joseph

In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph

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