the angle of grey |
i am gazing up from three feet below a clear, blue moving water. i push up and break surface. i am in a river. before me is a dock. on the edge of which stands a woman. barefoot on the wooden planks. ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:47:00 GMT |
no vacancy for miles (sequel to: room for miles) |
i was nowhere 'cuz i was always looking for somewhere, someone. that was my problem. mama told me right. there wasn't nothin' out beyond that house worth all my worryin'. i'd always said i needed to b...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:11:00 GMT |
room for miles (written Aug. 18, 2006) |
ran away from home when i was sixteen. didn't look back once. not even to wave to my dog. he sat on the porch - watchin' me go. probably thinkin' i'd be back later to feed him. i looked like a mirage ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:09:00 GMT |
turbulent indigo |
can you describe emotional pain? here, i'll try... you know, somewhere between a thought and tangible pain, but touching on neither. i actually ripped pieces of my emotional garden out ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:10:00 GMT |
Whitetrash Lover Application - courtesy of gabe and i |
1. Your Name: 2. Age: 3. Fave Color: HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ... 1. Do you drink beer out a glass because you think it's classy? 2. Do you order meals in French at Sizzler? 3. Do you regularly shar...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:45:00 GMT |
the bistro |
i ate meatballs alone in the dark corner. the bistro was nearly empty. the food stank like a strong cheese. but i kept shoving forkful after forkful in, almost rhythmically. staring hard at nothing in...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:10:00 GMT |
with my hands |
i built this house with my hands. it wasn't even a frame or foundation. just some tumbleweeds on a yellow patch of earth that was dusty and forgotten. i stumbled upon it. out between the towns by a si...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:25:00 GMT |
Jackson Lee Ray |
he was just about the stubbornest man i'd ever met. with a knack for fixin' things that you couldn't decide whether you really wanted fixed, you know? maybe the standup lamp with no switch would be b...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:11:00 GMT |
jump on the postmortem train and let me take you for a ride |
my coworker and i found a dead dragonfly on a windowsill in the gym today. a member came and picked it up and carried it around saying, "i wanna take it home. can i?" she pushed the bug towards u...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:33:00 GMT |
light-headed |
so i'm sitting at my desk collating a project and i look down and to my right. a mouse terd. yep, definately a mouse terd is chillin' on my desk right next to my right hand. i look around the desk. oh...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:30:00 GMT |
