I killed a Raccoon
I had a dream about you last night. I thought I was finished thinking about you. I do a really good job of blocking you out during the day. […]
A kiss goodnight
I started shaving my armpits and legs again. For a while it felt like I was the kind of person who didn’t shave their armpits or legs. But then I […]
Kitty love
I stared at Rue the cat while writing lots of pages. She lay next to me on top of my previous drafts. I stared at her calico fur and the […]
Artichoke Hearts
I played with the two tabs I had broken off the top of my two modern times beer cans. I was feeling drunk and found words flowing from my lips […]
Goldielocks Areolas
My breasts are beautiful. I have been told as much. They have been defined by the men I have slept with. They are perky and my areolas are not too […]
Fingerprints
I was bored. I was really bored. I was numb. My heart had put a wall up around it and refused to feel feelings and I was going through the […]
A Cabin and Some Land
I sat at the kitchen counter. It is the counter I sit at when I visit my parents for dinner. I sit there and talk to my mom while she […]
Movies with a Strong Female Lead
You know when you get up in the morning and everything feels like a movie? Not the kind of movie where the woman finds a man who will rescue her […]
Dancing in the kitchen
Typing these words is like pulling teeth. I have no stories to tell. They have all spilled out of me. They are all on paper somewhere. i need to make […]
Post MFA Dreams
Last night I had a dream. My professor from my MFA program was there, along with some of my peers. We were eating dinner and drinking alcohol. My professor, who […]
Time in Target
I bought a new notebook from Target. It is a thick notebook and when I picked it off the shelf, the blank pages gave me a shiver down my spine. […]
Hello Again. I’ve Missed You.
Blogging has not been my top priority lately. It is funny the way things change when you start graduate school. I have found myself amidst the chaos of an MFA […]
A Summer Of…
I work for a catering company. The owner is Russian. He is round and short. He does not smile. He is intimidating. And then he speaks and he is even […]
Muhammad Ali and My Dad
My dad sat across from me at the kitchen table. My mom sat in between us at the head of the table. The other head was set against the windowsill […]
A Summer Patio
He has a lovely back patio with wind chimes and a large tree that hangs over from the next-door neighbor’s yard. There is a cool breeze that blows even on […]
Oxytocin makes us cry during movies
My dad cries at movies. Two I can guarantee will bring tears to his eyes are Dances with Wolves and Remember the Titans. When I come over, my mom will […]
