An erasure is a new text made by erasing parts of an existing text. It is a way of creating with words by taking words away instead of using new words. I first learned about erasures from reading Mary Ruefle. Source material is noted except where my own texts were used.
a word was unfolding
parts not clear
instincts of the herd
strange sea creatures
city of health
draining
every morning
talking
wonderland
nihilist manifesto
the quiet, the quiet
r___ed f__ling
measure for a loner, erased
Part II of The Last Man erasure
Part I of The Last Man erasure
the deceased
no-fuss justice coupon plans: some thoughts
vacu____ous__
now hiring: _ro___t_di__ctor
bl_____eet_
t_en_an__t
__bra_i_n
fa__i_ t_l_
pr___ac___ __ark__s
gel____o__
flare trigger
g___ling
surface skater
r_i___fe, __t____ic
your listless eyes
3:33 redux
d = rt erasure
o quiet moss erasure
the vagulator’s erasure
s. d. stewart 
Scream Weaver
/ May 9, 2016You could do erasure indefinitely.
birds fly
/ May 10, 2016True. Some people have used the same text for years. That’s part of what intrigues me about it.