or, how I learned to chill out and love the nap! After last week’s post about my first love (spoiler, heartbreak), I wanted to do something a little more lighthearted and whimsical. Then I got tired. Thus, the list of naps was born! I wanted to write something profound and earth shakingly useful. I wanted…
Here is something I wrote at a different time. I am posting it now because Valentine’s Day. It was clearly written in June, and two years ago, but I wanted to share it here now. The body remembers what the head ignores and forgets. I have been moody all day, and I had no idea…
I present to you the prologue and first two chapters of the story I am writing. This post is a bit longer than my usual, but I wanted to include the introduction of two main characters. Let me know what you think. Prologue: Now, on the road. It is the night of the first…
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a lift from an old biker looking dude in a 1981 Oldsmobile. Ok, it was a journey of a couple of kilometers and technically it started with, “you want a lift, I have a car and I am not drunk?” This is how I got my groceries…
In a lush field somewhere in the Chinese interior there is a butterfly. Not necessarily a beautiful butterfly, but pretty enough to gain the attention of a little girl. The girl smiles the smile of a child who has just discovered the meaning of life. She wants to grab the butterfly and keep it forever.…
On the Shoulders of midgets on the shoulders of dwarves on the shoulders of men on the shoulders of half giants on the shoulders of giants. Longest title ever! It will actually make sense, at least to my twisted world view at a certain point in my meanderings. Oh also, a review of the new…
A truck backfires, for a moment drowning out the rumble of distant traffic. The grass is soft and moist, cold yet yielding; the smell of the dew far outpaced by the smells of the city; dirt, sweat, rotting food, rotting flesh. Steam rises from the sewer grates cascading across the landscape, obscuring the buildings a…
I have spent a lot of time trying to decide what should be my first post here on my brand-new website. Ok, in all honesty I spent the length of time it takes to make coffee; there shouldn’t be any lies between us. I thought about tossing up some fiction or maybe something completely fresh,…
So, this is my new home. I like it better than my old homes, as it offers me more choice, more control and more buttons to press. If you’ve been with me for a while, you may notice some things are the same, and some content will migrate here over time. This is a necessary…