Monthly Archives: October 2009
A Day at Work or How My Brain Slowly Decays
Dead Men Walking – 9am Lowered faces, hallowed eyes, and heavy sighs as people collapse into worn mustard yellow office chairs. Microsoft “Welcome” music sings in almost-unison as computers start. Some carry tall, grande and venti cups of coffee. Others, … Continue reading
Early Years
Our bicycles on a dirt road weaving between trees trying to beat the sun home You laughing hard like the letter K pause to cross string fingers Pray your big brother doesn’t know his baseball cards are in our spokes … Continue reading
This Is What You Left Behind
This is the house. Those are the plants you asked be planted around the tree in the front yard, though it’s true that they never lived as long as you hoped they would. So we replanted them every year and … Continue reading
Filed under Fiction
Thread
At your place I find no hesitance to kick up my heels, place my hair in a bun and get on my knees; find the absentminded string that abandoned its brothers on the side of the Oriental rug and pull … Continue reading
Filed under Poetry
Grace
It began simply enough – as most things do. I said hello and smiled. She looked at me from under her ink–colored lashes and gave me a crescent shaped grin. It showed off her dimples, the color of fresh peaches. … Continue reading
Filed under Nonfiction
