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Camellia-Berry Grass

Camellia-Berry Grass is a writer and educator. She is the author of the lyric essay collection Hall of Waters (The Operating System, 2019).

Shuffling the Deck

Shuffling the Deck

How To Kill A University (poorly)

How To Kill A University (poorly)

Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning

Early Spring

On Snowglobes, or How to Grieve Your Aunt Who Is Just Like You

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On Snowglobes, or How to Grieve Your Aunt Who Is Just Like You

The State Wants to Remember For You. Don’t Let It.

The State Wants to Remember For You. Don’t Let It.

I need you to remember that Palestine is a land of olive trees. I need you to remember that where every settlement is, there were ancient olive trees, cared for by generations upon generations, olive trees resident, olive trees resplendent, on the lands where the Palestinian peoples live. Hundreds of

Life update: I got covid again

Tonsure, or My Year of Detachments

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Tonsure, or My Year of Detachments

I want to write about why I’ve been walking around all year with a fully shaved head and eyebrows. If you follow me on social media platforms that aren’t Facebook, you likely already knew I’ve been looking all alien with it, but if you don’t, well,

On Mom Shoes (Keds)

On Mom Shoes (Keds)

AUDIO PERFORMANCE: "on 'She Blinded Me With Science'"

AUDIO PERFORMANCE: "on 'She Blinded Me With Science'"

MARCH FADNESS ROUND 2: my essay on Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science" is facing stiff competition in the 2nd round, and voting polls are open today (3/16)!

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MARCH FADNESS ROUND 2: my essay on Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science" is facing stiff competition in the 2nd round, and voting polls are open today (3/16)!

"Nobody's Girl" (from Let The White Dove Sing)

"Nobody's Girl" (from Let The White Dove Sing)

On Foxes: a series introduction

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On Foxes: a series introduction

An Ode to My Friend, Sawtoothy

An Ode to My Friend, Sawtoothy

I’ve become friends with a tree. We’ve built a bond over shared songs, drinks, time. We’ve grown close and almost entirely nonverbally. We both show each other our care and our growth. We both let others speak through us. We see each other eye to eye, branch to br

"Boot Scootin' Boogie" (from Let the White Dove Sing)

"Boot Scootin' Boogie" (from Let the White Dove Sing)

I've been working very off-and-on with this lyric essay chapbook project I'm titling "Let the White Dove Sing," after a line in the chorus of Martina McBride's "Independence Day." All of the lyric essays are titled after & engaging with

Beyond The Soft Launch: what to expect here at The Well in October

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Beyond The Soft Launch: what to expect here at The Well in October

Transsexual Review of Beverages: mtn dew VooDew 4 (2022)

the full 7 minute haunted drink girlie experience

Berkano Project: an Oath for Grief

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Berkano Project: an Oath for Grief

Sneakers on the Red Carpet: VMAs 2022

Sneakers on the Red Carpet: VMAs 2022

It's not that wearing sneakers on the red carpet is a no-no per se. They can offer the celebrity a playful high-low dynamic; they can be a comfortable stylistic base for a celebrity taking a fashion risk; they can provide smart contrast or a hit of nostalgia or

Transsexual Review of Beverages: Club Mate Lemon Lime Lapacho

Transsexual Review of Beverages: Club Mate Lemon Lime Lapacho

some birch trees along a riverbank, sunlight overhead

Tachycardia; or What This Site Is Actually For

Another day in the 90°s which, for my body that’s been damaged by Long Covid exacerbating a lot of my underlying connective tissue disorder issues, means a rapid heart rate even when lying down in bed, a lil Honeywell fan blowing full blast on me. This has been

Welcome to the Well

Friends, fans, followers, fellow travellers: This is Cammy's Well, the long-awaited subscription-based magazine-style hub for original works by Camellia-Berry Grass. Here you're going to get the full Cammy experience: literary essays; exclusive cultural criticism of music, books, film, etc.; the TRANSSEXUAL REVIEW OF BEVERAGES; my opinions