Not even ten minutes ago she walked through what used to be OUR front door, into what used to be OUR living room and OUR FUCKING DOG was so happy to see her he jumped […]
Category: Personal Essays
I don’t often write about myself but here you will find the rare things I like to share about me. Most of it is real even if it isn’t true.
My Perfectly Flawed Love
My fingers work the keys on my keyboard so she thinks I’m still typing, but I’m not. I’m looking over my shoulder. She has no idea I’m watching her sitting on the far side of […]
On the Autopsy Table, Everything is Cold and Sterile
Goodbye fairy tales. So long happy endings followed by music and credits. I’m here to tell you love is not enough. Love is the easy part. Love is the most dishonest part. Have you ever […]
When We Kiss
I love as the prehistoric night sky lookedto those beneath it, but I long to feelwith a simpleton’s understanding of astronomy.Every time we kiss, I taste your sadness.It hits like that snap of fear when […]
My Fear
I haven’t been to therapy since the week before Lockdown. And as an American, I don’t have health insurance because it’s a privilege and not a right. And I was worried that I’d be out […]
Skinny Love
I’m a fraud. My emotions are just another con. They’re conning her and they’re certainly conning me. The words “I love you” roll off my tongue and the pollution in my lungs comes rushing out […]