normalso here i find myself again, trying to find the words those that would return me to normal, and it to me; or even to define what normal is…2d ago2d ago
WakingMy eyes opened, or maybe they had already been open, with these things you can never tell, at least not at first, and not unless someone…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
ready to go backpatience is a generosity; and to recognize it, likewise, evidently. people take for granted that they’ll be taken for granted. they…Nov 8, 20211Nov 8, 20211
nothing to saynothing to say i have nothing to say fists to throw and knuckles to whiten and teeth to grind and eyes to widen but nothing to say i have…Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021
moving dayThis is not an either/or situation. I do not want to pick one or the other. There’s no between in which I am caught. No internal tug of…Jul 31, 2021Jul 31, 2021
Nearsighted.I’m only getting more nearsighted, the longer this goes on. I could hardly ever see all that far to begin with, but at least I could make…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Re: visiting Mum-MumI’ve been thinking a lot about my grandmother lately. She had a debilitating stroke more than a decade ago and has hung on past her 90th…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
Twenty PlentyDo you like where you’re living? Do you like what you do? Do you like what you’re seeing When you’re lookin’ at you? Do you like what…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
[could] [cloud]there isn’t anything i could say that would make this better. i could try. i could assure you that you’re not alone, in the face of all…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Afraid of the rainmy son is afraid of the rain. he asks me ten, eleven times a day if he can check the weather forecast on my phone. he wants, always, to…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
The Towering QuietThis is a towering quiet. So tall we cannot see its peak, and so silent we may forget it’s there, sometimes even for as long as ten…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
.wonk .t’nod .uthe man in the white SUV leaned a little harder into his right foot and just as he did so a blue sedan weaved toward his door he flinched…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Dominic Swindle sat down at his desk with a story he wanted to write."Just write what you know," he kept telling himself, "You know... all that stuff in your head." But he answered himself, "I don't know…Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Anxio-UsAlmost every night as I’m falling asleep, or trying to trip myself into the fall, I worry that I am going to die. (I don’t mean for this…Feb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019
Un/wellMarc looked away, like he always did. He didn’t mind the sight of blood, even his own, but still whenever a needle was in his arm (or leg…Jan 20, 2019Jan 20, 2019
On the news“Jerry, it’s your mother. Sorry for calling so late but I’m going to be on the news tonight. Just thought you should know. Channel 4 in a…Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
Open doorDan’s bedroom door was wide open, but nothing was missing. He had never been robbed before this, but when he saw the door as he was…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
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