Dian Duchin Reed
Dissonance
The ant’s mandibles move, her antennae twitch. What does she make of the world? When she tears apart a stranger ant, does she feel hate, or is she just obeying orders that are millennia old? Perhaps she can’t even see me, one of a swarm of eight billion. Only a few of us sweep the ground before us as we walk, not willing to step on a single one of them.
the perfection
of mouse bones
owl pellet
About the Author
Dian Duchin Reed is an award-winning writer, essayist, and photographer. Her books include Medusa Discovers Styling Gel (poetry, Finishing Line Press, 2009) Dao De Jing: Laozi’s Timeless Wisdom (translations, Humanitas Press, 2016), and Moonglow (haiga, haibun, and haiku, Red Moon Press, 2025) Learn more at dianduchinreed.com.