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the colors of dinner mickey roberts substack the colors of dinner subscribe sign in home notes chat archive leaderboard about the boy before the barracks the slow death of invested living after dying too many times read the latest recent works view all i am the ocean you are the meal or am i ignoring something may 29 mickey roberts 13 16 3 the aftermath of drowning what i learned from the boy who didn t surface may 14 mickey roberts 30 19 12 there is a parade and the sick are not invited a brother s love in the face of chronic illness apr 24 mickey roberts 24 8 3 stranger me the crime of inattentive living apr 22 mickey roberts 27 7 8 the casualties of love why i m happy for the women who ve broken my heart apr 21 mickey roberts 21 15 7 a radish for a friend a poem from a sketch apr 18 mickey roberts 27 6 3 the accessory dilemma an observation of modern relationships apr 16 mickey roberts 19 14 6 a mother writes a poem for my 25th subscriber apr 15 mickey roberts 17 5 4 the hero s nosey neighbor and the legacy of oblivion apr 14 mickey roberts 15 4 5 see all the colors of dinner confronting the self through poetry prose and painting exploring identity love loss and the uncomfortable often messy work of being subscribe recommendations view all 10 weird medieval guys weird medieval guys fugitive margins grant david crawford phd l e mullin l e mullin ramona moth ramona moth sophistry soph 2026 mickey roberts privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts