“What Can I Do if the Fire Goes Out?”
There’s the kind of grey that sucks in light like a black hole, making everything around it matte and dull. But then there’s the kind of grey that emits light and lifts rather than suppresses.
Under the Stage Lights
At camp, I’d cried, prayed, and reaffirmed my faith in ways I never did during normal church services. And…that happened again.
Little Talks
I don’t want to be deeply emotionally available to every person I happen upon.
The Light Which Pollutes
And the obvious solution is to turn off the lights.
Tannenbaum Days
I readied myself to finally be the one disappearing into the muddy vegetation while my siblings made sideline sports commentary about my efforts.
Amtrak and Anime
I attend a work conference to sell books the week before Thanksgiving. This year, the plan was that I was going to take the Amtrak down to my parents’ place in Chicago, and I would fly to San Antonio the next day. Since the train leaves at 6:00 a.m., I knew it was...
You’re on Your Own, Kid
No one else can carry me to the finish line.
At Pickerel Lake
I think everyone should be allowed to have a few things on their mind, so long as they get sorted out eventually.
The Difference a Decade Makes
It’s 8:38 on a Friday night and I am nowhere near anything that can be described as “cool.”
Having Fun Isn’t Hard
Those are the things that the metadata leaves out.
