Kyle Decker (author)
@kyledeckerauthor.bsky.social
Kyle Decker is a Chicago-based author, educator, and punk vocalist. He slips in poetry from time to time.
Best known for his punk-noir novel: This Rancid Mill
www.kyledeckerauthor.com
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Best known for his punk-noir novel: This Rancid Mill
www.kyledeckerauthor.com
he/him
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I want to try this
All posts senryū or haiku
Just for attention
All posts senryū or haiku
Just for attention
I'm taking a break
From all social media
Alive and living
From all social media
Alive and living
September 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I'm taking a break
From all social media
Alive and living
From all social media
Alive and living
There would be some signs
If I won the lottery
But no sign of me
If I won the lottery
But no sign of me
September 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
There would be some signs
If I won the lottery
But no sign of me
If I won the lottery
But no sign of me
I don't even know
Everyone is performing
And are bad at it
Everyone is performing
And are bad at it
September 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I don't even know
Everyone is performing
And are bad at it
Everyone is performing
And are bad at it
If time is not real,
why can it not move slower
when I'm having fun?
why can it not move slower
when I'm having fun?
August 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If time is not real,
why can it not move slower
when I'm having fun?
why can it not move slower
when I'm having fun?
Light clouds but sunny.
Finally! Some nice weather.
Just in time for school.
Finally! Some nice weather.
Just in time for school.
August 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Light clouds but sunny.
Finally! Some nice weather.
Just in time for school.
Finally! Some nice weather.
Just in time for school.
First day with students.
A hard rain fell off and on.
The countdown begins.
A hard rain fell off and on.
The countdown begins.
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
First day with students.
A hard rain fell off and on.
The countdown begins.
A hard rain fell off and on.
The countdown begins.
Teachers back at work
There were full days of training
No time for the job
There were full days of training
No time for the job
August 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Teachers back at work
There were full days of training
No time for the job
There were full days of training
No time for the job
Waking up early
So I can get used to it
Wehn the school year starts
So I can get used to it
Wehn the school year starts
August 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Waking up early
So I can get used to it
Wehn the school year starts
So I can get used to it
Wehn the school year starts
stuck between wanting
to be more involved and to
detach completely
to be more involved and to
detach completely
August 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
stuck between wanting
to be more involved and to
detach completely
to be more involved and to
detach completely
All of my problems
Could be solved by more money
Or a meteor
Could be solved by more money
Or a meteor
August 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
All of my problems
Could be solved by more money
Or a meteor
Could be solved by more money
Or a meteor
It's either too hot
Raining like a damn monsoon
Or unhealthy air
Raining like a damn monsoon
Or unhealthy air
August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's either too hot
Raining like a damn monsoon
Or unhealthy air
Raining like a damn monsoon
Or unhealthy air
First I was laid off
Then stuck as a part timer
Now I am full time
Then stuck as a part timer
Now I am full time
July 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
First I was laid off
Then stuck as a part timer
Now I am full time
Then stuck as a part timer
Now I am full time
One night in July
a longtime favorite band
played their last show here.
a longtime favorite band
played their last show here.
July 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
One night in July
a longtime favorite band
played their last show here.
a longtime favorite band
played their last show here.
Work crushes souls.
Looking for work does as well.
So does not working.
Looking for work does as well.
So does not working.
July 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Work crushes souls.
Looking for work does as well.
So does not working.
Looking for work does as well.
So does not working.
I used to like crowds.
To be where the action was.
Now I'm like, "fuck that."
To be where the action was.
Now I'm like, "fuck that."
July 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I used to like crowds.
To be where the action was.
Now I'm like, "fuck that."
To be where the action was.
Now I'm like, "fuck that."
Doing job interviews
For the first time in five years?
Like dating again.
For the first time in five years?
Like dating again.
June 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Doing job interviews
For the first time in five years?
Like dating again.
For the first time in five years?
Like dating again.
Not being lazy
I've been on a vacation
From everything
I've been on a vacation
From everything
June 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Not being lazy
I've been on a vacation
From everything
I've been on a vacation
From everything
Got "laid off" this week.
This might be good. I felt stuck.
Better to feel lost.
This might be good. I felt stuck.
Better to feel lost.
June 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Got "laid off" this week.
This might be good. I felt stuck.
Better to feel lost.
This might be good. I felt stuck.
Better to feel lost.
They say no good deed
goes without a punishment.
Time for a spanking.
goes without a punishment.
Time for a spanking.
June 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
They say no good deed
goes without a punishment.
Time for a spanking.
goes without a punishment.
Time for a spanking.
Final exams done
All of my grades are entered
Babysitting now
All of my grades are entered
Babysitting now
June 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Final exams done
All of my grades are entered
Babysitting now
All of my grades are entered
Babysitting now
A three-hour meeting
For voting on the budget
Local school council
For voting on the budget
Local school council
May 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
A three-hour meeting
For voting on the budget
Local school council
For voting on the budget
Local school council
They say my job's cut
Then they say they have saved it
Every fucking year
Then they say they have saved it
Every fucking year
May 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
They say my job's cut
Then they say they have saved it
Every fucking year
Then they say they have saved it
Every fucking year
I started daily
Now it's closer to weekly
Well, that's life I guess
Now it's closer to weekly
Well, that's life I guess
May 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I started daily
Now it's closer to weekly
Well, that's life I guess
Now it's closer to weekly
Well, that's life I guess
The weather report:
A dust storm in Chicago.
My eyes and throat hurt.
A dust storm in Chicago.
My eyes and throat hurt.
May 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The weather report:
A dust storm in Chicago.
My eyes and throat hurt.
A dust storm in Chicago.
My eyes and throat hurt.
New coffee machine
Expensive but it's worth it
What was I drinking?
Expensive but it's worth it
What was I drinking?
May 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New coffee machine
Expensive but it's worth it
What was I drinking?
Expensive but it's worth it
What was I drinking?