Archive - The Velveteen Raccoon

poem 003: walter benton imaginary lineage

After posting poem 002 I wrote a note about purposefully not teeing up each poem with an explanation, but I felt this one needed some context.

Jan 23 •

Chad Andrew Dryden

i am a fraud a sycophant a lovesick thirsty elephant a discount wannabe L.

Jan 16 •

Chad Andrew Dryden

poem 001: leonard cohen afterworld

death blossoms in the dark a.m. may i disappear and bloom again graceful and green as a stemThe Velveteen Raccoon is a reader-supported publication.

Jan 9 •

Chad Andrew Dryden

Something Like A(nother) Manifesto

In early 2021, as a prelude to The Suburban Abyss, I self-published the “lost” first (and thus far only) issue of Desperation Fanzine, a collection of…

Jan 8 •

Chad Andrew Dryden

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