“Damn, is that all I get from you? ‘Bout to give me an attitude. You need to make love to me like you don’t love me.” ~Janet When I was 16 I thought sex was love. Oh, hell, when I was 21 I still thought sex was love. Because both sex and love were so … Continue reading Sex Isn’t Love
“Friday night lights twinkle brighter because we see them through an idealized lens created by excessive inebriation.” It’s funny how things change when we get older. And by change I mean everything. And by older I mean past 20s. I remember thinking about Christmas like it was a Friday night. It was all hazy and … Continue reading Christmas Like a Friday Night
Sometimes in November I look up from whatever the latest novel I’m writing happens to be, and I notice that I’ve passed a milestone in the course of my writing for the day. On occasion I’ve moved past 10,000 words without thinking of it. Once in a while I’ve blasted through 25,000 words and not … Continue reading This Novel, Day 25
Dear Journal, I’m feeling optimistic today, and not just because I got my teaching schedule for the spring, but that’s a great reason to feel good. It’s exciting to see a continuation of what I’ve been working hard for the past few months. But I’m feeling optimistic because there are so many other things ahead … Continue reading Dear Journal: Optimism, and Best Friends
This older couple stopped me today while I was working at Target. “What is this Cartwheel thing?” the tall, white-haired man asked me. “Well, Cartwheel is an app that you can download that allows you to get a percentage off of certain items,” I answered, all professional-like. “Because we were at the vacuums and we … Continue reading A Conversation
Well, the house finally closed. I guess maybe I was harboring some kind of fantasy that as long as it hadn’t closed yet there was still some chance this wasn’t “home,” that we could slip back into our former life like an old suit of clothes, worn in and faded, but comfortable. But it closed … Continue reading Boarders, Volume 6
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