Man Holds Fire |
Fires blister the mezzanine of Los Angeles as I write this. I see them from the rooftop of my downtown loft, a tarred platform of want, cradled by history and (usually) artificial light.The moon toni...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:25:00 GMT |
Maybe the last |
All things evolve. I think about the frequency of which this happens, now: the new mediated systems and how they change fashion with furious blinks. I think about human love, how quick it is to act,...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:18:00 GMT |
The Things I’v Given Up |
Ever since I came back from Baltimore, I found peace with my creative self and dived into learning. I published, like I said I would. I wrote new material, like I said I would. I was happy with the...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:00 GMT |
Writer’s Confessional |
Ah, writing.I'm making progress on the novel, but it drives me mad. You would think I'd be extra diligent in finishing it, to get it off my back.The thing is, I'm scared. I'm scared it's not good. ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:44:00 GMT |
Victory on the Western Front - Irwan got Asylum!!! |
Many of you know that my roommate of 7 years was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security in February. They were going to deport him. We got a lawyer. The chances were not good, but Irwan wo...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:20:00 GMT |
Solitary Con-find-ment |
I am surprised by what my retreat to Baltimore has done for me, already.Yes, I am writing, I am reconnecting to family, the two primary goals of the sabbatical. But what gets me is the way I am rega...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:12:00 GMT |
The Change |
For the past 4 years, I have enjoyed a level of comfort I didn't ever anticipate. I come from a background where professional success means you are consistently sober, can hold a job, and at least pa...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:03:00 GMT |
Adult Quandry million and one |
So, I need advice. Really. And I feel as if by extrapolating it in this objective way with various friends and acquaintances reading and reviewing, it might help my decision.Situation: I have been o...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 16:19:00 GMT |
Officially Overwhelmed |
So, one week ago today I was telling a friend over tea how lucky I was for my current situation: having the stability to take off work starting the end of next month, move to Baltimore, tidy up the no...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:40:00 GMT |
Doodling |
The gin bottle has grown larger,I am distilled, playing with the premium of my could-haves.A smoothing over of the weight of thingsleaves only weight, blurredinto all the universe, soft rocks.Words we...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:25:00 GMT |
