>offline-blogging at someday cafe in davis square. it’s a busy night here in the land of fragrant tea leaves, luminescent bladder lamps, and small-big-talking pretentious-but-charming minding-the-time couples. niknak and i were lucky to find a comfy, striped couch to sink into, with objects of pleasure and business on our laps, cups of green caffeine cooling. … Continue reading
>yesssssssh. a complete coincidence leading to utmost glory. yesterday morning, over a groggy bowl of cereal, rifling through the dig, i espied the quarter-page at the most opportune time. sigur roslive in concert in februaryat the orpheum theatre in boston. i glanced at the clock. tickets, on sale online, in two minutes. refreshing ticketmaster.com every … Continue reading
>ode to a chopstick. together, you happilyclutch bits of eggsmall angles for a tenderbeef chunk or threein oily love a twin partnerwith each otherlength and strengthinvincibleno cube of tofuis safe but what tragedybefalls when only one maybreak on a bonefall through the gutterdrop in the dirtor splinter a tongue? the otherso. alone. the sky opens … Continue reading
>sleepy sunday today. the sky bodes for tea, naps, and curling up with a book. if i had a kitty, i would pet it. not too much going on except adhoc musings and… doing kitchener grafting over 110 stitches! for the first time! and being insane! before you ask, no, it is not a huge, … Continue reading
>i inspect my legs carefully. tawny streaks and dapples, floating atop translucence of skin, run up and down my shins, across my knees, around my ankles. to strangers they are imperceptible, but each faded scar to me speaks vividly. past events live within these healing spots. scratches, scrapes, accidents, misdirections. despite the twenty-plus years of … Continue reading
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