Clik here to view.
temporary
The problem is that down here you’re landlocked, and the ocean is a day’s drive or more away. All your thoughts, good and bad, are allowed to stew and simmer in the boiling heat. Even if your bad or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
softer
As I get older I find myself getting softer and softer. I used to wear all black, smear a rough line of burgundy lipstick over my lips, and cover my eyes almost completely with kohl. The result had the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
hawks
She was always wilder than she intended to be, and fragile objects had a tendency to break when she was around. There was a girl she loved who raised hawks and other birds of prey. She envied her grace...
View ArticleClik here to view.
wrap yourself
If you’re worried, and your heart beats too quickly, wrap yourself in something blue. Make sure it’s almost the color of the ocean, past the breakers, right where the sand drops off and plunges into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
the ice below our feet
Today I’ve been feeling and remembering a familiar and dull ache, a shock of chilly night on my bare thighs, my jeans pulled down and pooling around my skinny ankles. The only warmth came from our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dawn Already
When I find myself struggling with the right words, when the stories elude me, I fall back into writing about our time in Alaska. This used to frustrate me, but now I can appreciate our time there for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
breadcrumbs
This is how it will work. You will take something out of your pantry, preferably something relatively dry, and tasteless. Breadcrumbs, oatmeal, stone ground grits. All of these are appropriate, because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
small, pink jewel
Here I am with just a few moments to spare. The house is quiet, except for the obligatory tick tick tick of the clock. We bought it at Ikea for $1.99, and it ticks so plainly that it reminds me of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Clay Beneath his Hands
His models had usually sat for him before, so they knew that their skin would be cold and covered in goose pimples for hours while he worked. Rodin had a stove for heat in his studio but often forgot...
View ArticleClik here to view.
tube television
We had enough to eat then, though the food wasn’t of a high quality or nutritional value. Many nights were spent on the couch with a plate of pizza rolls shared between our knees. The pizza rolls were...
View Article
