Galls & Walnuts

Books, Writing, & a Strange Life

Time is fruitful when distractions are abolished…

● TODAY’S VERSE:
  • Originality

    What is originality but the life of a human from conception to mortification? As an aspiring writer, one of my greatest concerns is the “originality” of my story. I do not want to plunge my hands into the basket of tropes, only to pull out the usual candied tropes that…

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Current Projects

These are placeholder covers for writing projects in the making.

Kings and Queens are long gone, executed during the Revolution. What took their place is much worse.

A poetry collection inspired by the human experience of death.

Beware whom you trust to fix your brokenness.

● Latest streams of consciousness—sort of
  • Happy Fall Equinox

    Happy Fall Equinox

    Happy Fall Equinox! I can’t express how ecstatic I am for fall. Autumn is a precious time for me because it is a season of…

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  • Desperate to Recalibrate: a Brain Dump

    Desperate to Recalibrate: a Brain Dump

    Three weeks of absolute chaos. A midterm election looming, unnecessary war, and killings and terror on the streets overseas and here in the States. The…

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  • Raw Banana Bread

    Raw Banana Bread

    I hadn’t baked anything in months―which is ironic considering I used to work in a bakery. The collection of dalmatian bananas with syrupy skin inspired…

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  • Oaks Should Stand Taller Than Skyscrapers

    Oaks Should Stand Taller Than Skyscrapers

    I was suffocated by the skyscrapers             that replaced Trees In my current dwelling, it is nice to see             Trees Taller than skyscrapers. If…

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● About Me

Welcome to Galls & Walnuts! My name is Parker Wolfe, and I am an aspiring writer of Dark Fantasy Literature. I am documenting my writing process and reading habits after an uninspired decade. I have my lovely students to thank for reigniting this fire, so I hope I can live up to their blaze.

November Reading List

What I’m reading this month. Apparently, I’m not done with Halloween and Samhain!

Moods & Vibes

A mood board of ideas, interests, and discoveries.

Drinking Chai almost EVERY DAY

Adoring the autumn rainbow until the very last leaf…

The most incredible specimen of creeping ivy climbing short leaf pine in my town.
I would have bought this if I could open it without it falling apart….
This is a diabolically genius animation by Raven of Woe done to the song Imitate by Peggy. I can’t stop watching it.

The skull beanie I knit…

Volunteering locally…

Shared work space with kitty!

Cozy Stuff

Baking and Cooking while Writing