Twenty-Three Loads of Laundry
On the way to the restaurant, we catch up on this and that, but no mention of his state of mind or what I had witnessed in his room.
January 13, 2024On the way to the restaurant, we catch up on this and that, but no mention of his state of mind or what I had witnessed in his room.
January 13, 2024A former boyfriend once called me a bitch during an argument. It was the first time anyone had ever done that, and there was nothing ambiguous about his meaning.
January 7, 2024No one has confessed and no one will. They are afraid to be outcasts in their own home, avoided and shunned. All anyone knows is that the new 55” high definition TV screen in the community hall is shattered.
December 30, 2023Missy caught the firefly in mid-air, cupping her hands around it to form a tiny, dark cave. She could feel the insect’s delicate footsteps tickling her skin as it wandered across her palm, searching for a way out.
December 26, 2023Clichés, I realized, were too biased toward the positive at the expense of potential dark possibilities. When “times get tough,” it’s not always easy for the “tough” to “get going.”
December 16, 2023A crow lands on a power line, inspecting us. There’s a lemon tree by the side of the road. Meyer lemon. The lemons, they look like breasts, they look like testacles, they look like grenades.
December 10, 2023I’ve always been a fan of books, lists, and writing; truth be told they’re my love language, but that’s too close to home and overly sentimental.
December 5, 2023He sat down on a bench near the entrance to examine the briefcase. It was locked, and there was no identification on the outside.
November 29, 2023“He made a mistake. We all do.” Kelly took a can of seltzer from the refrigerator and plunked it on the counter in front of me, popping it open with the aplomb of a veteran bartender.
November 26, 2023Eating makes me anxious. Not exercising makes me more anxious. Thinking about either makes me anxious.
November 19, 2023