Things Would Have Been Different
He would’ve kept carving the crosses, coasters.
Tollers
Summer came t’ England,
so he danced among hemlock in a wood
Meeting Princeton’s Ghosts
Albert Einstein strolls through campus regularly, I imagine, on his way back home from running whatever errands ghosts run downtown.
Paper Football Truce
I am convinced that he chooses the opposite side just to drive me nuts.
Unrecommendation: Music Festivals
Distant bass jars you from Adrianne Lenker’s sweet crooning.
Because Watching Favorite Videos with Someone is an Underrated Affectionate Act
Jane kept my dreams company as I faced unknowns.
Compassion, Dignity, and Adult Diapers
A nurse stood at my head, encouraging me to take slow breaths.
A Floor Might Just Be a Big Shelf
I’ve been less decisive about the shelves, however.
An Ode to Half-Baked Harvest
I’m about to introduce you to my best friend.
Death on the Prairie
We are ranchers, I told myself. We are tough in the face of life’s harshness.
