Monthly Archives: January 2010
After the silence what will you say?
My pitch is this: silence. Silence is the fucking worst. Silence allows you to imagine horror. It gives you space and opportunity to build the worst possible scenario. It isn’t what goes bump in the night that will get us. It’s the stealthy, silent thing.… Read more
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Tagged feeling, girls, horror, memory, relationship, ruin, silence, stealthy
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Tat
At this point we can all agree, I am not fond of postponing pleasure. So when I resolved to get a tattoo on Sunday, but got bumped to Thursday, I debated chucking the whole idea. What do I need three tattoos for anyway? But I’ve… Read more
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Tagged 35, anticipation, birthday, delay, joy, pleasure, postponing, sweet, tattoo
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All the armor you can carry
Can you protect children from grief? To what extent?
“Why did she leave us?”
“School. She left to go to school.”
“Do you miss her?”
“Sometimes.”
“I miss her.”
“She misses you too.”
“How do you know?”
How do I know? Educated guess. Wishful thinking.… Read more
Cold
Stand there. Just there. Let the light from the window fall upon you. Let it crash. Let it creep and climb. I have kept this much secret. And nothing else. In the dark, at the edge of the trees, shadow changes shape in the breeze.… Read more