Ten Facades
There are no miscalculations or extraneous details—things are only borrowed or loaned between neighbors.
Memorial Day
Meaning, it turns out, doesn’t always accompany mortality.
On Being a Good Tenant
I care a lot about things like that. I want people to remember good things about me.
My Best Friend Lives in New York
But I will say that—for me—being confined to my home has sometimes felt liberating in a small and quiet way.
Pray-mantising
The next morning she was clutching the screen door with her dainty insect toes.
Mailbag from Myself
No one has any idea what to do, and we’re all trying to use what we’ve got to make things work.
Snail Saga, Pt. 2: Cohabitating with Tiny Corpses
When confronted with a dozen or so unexpected snails, one faces questions of moral principle one never thought one would.
Entropy
The first time I saw them, I was sitting on Cotter’s lap—he had been my best friend for probably six years at that point—at a meeting I crashed after coming home early from France.
Peacocks in the Neighborhood
“There are peacocks in Creston?!??”
Cerulean Waves
I run down the dune to be closer to the water and it feels like I’m flying. I don’t think about climbing back up.
