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.
I Can’t Live With or Without Cars
I felt like I could drive literally anywhere in the world. And I loved that feeling. And I hated that I loved it.
Past, Present, and Future
I am too young to be having a midlife crisis and too old for a quarter-life one.
