Jackhammer
Fi-nal-ly. The jackhammer stopped. After 7 1/2 hours of it P O U N D I N G the asphalt outside our window, I can hear the … Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Herring
I am beginning to really like this character, this person she’s becoming, with her quirks and oddities and flaws and … Continue Reading
Opposition
Prepare for opposition. Expect antagonizing remarks adamant disapproval severe hostility at something you may or may never have meant, or even said. Big … Continue Reading
Prosaic
Lately I have been running on fumes grasping at straws on an emotional rollercoaster in survival mode and not firing on all cylinders. Maybe I’m just wiped. Maybe I bit off more than … Continue Reading
Antonyms
We are opposite flipped upside- down backward. We are antonyms. We interact frequently, but it’s often hard to identify with each other or even have a basic conversation. Could … Continue Reading
Ribbit
On a night like tonight I would be lying back on the roof in the cool breeze staring at the stars or hiking up the hill alone in the mostly dark … Continue Reading
Miss
I’ve been described as self-aware, which to some extent is accurate (I think). Yet I catch myself off-guard a lot. I see things. I see through things. But I also miss things. I … Continue Reading
Rigged
Gravity likes to tease me poke at me play games with me. I pick objects up then solidly set them down. Without provocation from my general lack of coordination, gravity … Continue Reading
Spots
It’s hard to be creative in the blinding sun. I can’t see the words pictures letters thoughts through the bright intensity. I try to look away and only spots are left. … Continue Reading
Step
There is a deep connection beneath the disconnect, yet we hardly even know who they are. We can’t be a part of their days weeks or years, really. Everything is … Continue Reading