Sad Anniversary
Dad died a year ago today. I hope that in the future I will be able to let this day passed unmarked, but for now I can’t. It just makes me sad that I’ve already got a years distance on …
Sword-Swinging Jesus
I forgot to bring the paper with me this morning on the boat, so I splurged on a $1 copy of the New York Times. In it, I read an opinion piece that almost made my jaw drop open. “The Prince of …
The Story That Got Away
I had a story idea this weekend and jotted down a few notes. This morning on the ferry, I fleshed it out a bit—about 200 words. Just now, I was trying to copy the contents of my work into another memo …
Sunset Sky
I am catching the last bit of hot pink and gunmetal grey sunset from our livingroom. I have had a nice weekend. I got a little bit of work done, a little art done (in Wendy’s refurbished …
Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
I am on my way to work today. The ferry isn’t too full because many places give their employees the day off. My company does not. Our country made Dr. King’s birthday a national holiday …
From the Dream Archive
These come from an undated pad of paper I had next to the bed, which I think comes from some period between 1997 and 2000. I wrote down little snippets of dreams and hypnogogic ideas that came to me …
At Least I Still Have a Job
On Monday, I was surprised to learn that a colleague and I, as well as our category, was being reassigned to a different group. We used to be a part of toys and now we’re a part of hardlines, …
A Third of the World Will Be Asleep
Wendy and I spent all weekend working on our basement room. We took almost everything out of there, fixed a problem where the drywall was wicking moisture up from the drainhole in the floor, put down …
No One Enjoys a Sunny Day More
I am sitting near the ferry’s bow while it sails toward the dawn. We’ve had some beautiful weather lately. I told my mom the other day that no one enjoys a sunny day more than the people …
In My Father's Shoes
I just put on my sandals and remembered something that I think you might need to be a child to understand. I can adjust these sandals, there’s just a plastic strap regulated by velcro keeping …