PinnedAlan EmergesBed Alan Lewis, having retired at two in the morning in a state of chemically induced equilibrium (two cups espresso + several glasses of modestly priced sauvignon blanc), sliding contentedly, almost happily into bed with Evelyn, cuddling up to her back spoon fashion, nesting his face in her long, shampoo-fragranced…Fiction43 min readFiction43 min read
PinnedEezy Freezy Springtime SpecialsIt’s started again… the people upstairs, banging and yelling in the middle of the night. I lie awake staring at the street lights shining through the living room window. It’s like thunder — the noise they make. And to top it off, I feel a cold coming on. “Michael, get…Struggles In Life19 min readStruggles In Life19 min read
PinnedAisle 21BULLETIN FROM THE MID BRAIN … A tsunami of doubt just crashed ashore along the coastal regions of the mind. I-don’t-know-what-the-fuck-I’m-doing has flooded regions as far as the amygdala, triggering mild panic. Cortisol surges have resulted in tightening of the muscles of the upper back, shoulders, arms, and the jaw…Amygdala Hijack2 min readAmygdala Hijack2 min read
PinnedHistoryJ. watched as her son M. and his girlfriend L. frolicked like pups at play in the park near the Museum of Science. They had gone to an exhibit on the Maya, walked through displays of reconstructed stelae depicting Mayan kings, peered into dioramas of cave murals and studied interactive…Family11 min readFamily11 min read
PinnedOne Afternoon at Zahra CaféJoyce sips from her dry, double cappuccino and whispers “Yes,” before setting the cup back on its saucer. Zahra Café is one of few places in town where she’s found an espresso made the way an espresso is supposed to be made. It is sadly becoming a lost art. …Drone Warfare18 min readDrone Warfare18 min read
Jul 24Trying to Learn French AgainJe ne retiens rien de nouveau. And all that I used to know se cache dans la peur. It is so bad that I even forgot the word for library. Je ne sais pas pourquoi. Is it that I am so much older now? Ou que je n’ai jamais été aussi intelligente…1 min read1 min read
Jul 16The River’s EdgeThe one who was there — or “barely there” if you asked them — stood on the bank of the river, not knowing how swift or slow the current was or what may be hidden beneath the surface. …1 min read1 min read
Jun 21MothYou are in bed, just waking up, and worries take a seat before you, plant themselves like a tired, old man right in front of you. You remind yourself to lift off, rise above it. And when you do, you feel the release, the powerful sense that you are in…2 min read2 min read
Jun 9For a Very Brief TimeFor a very brief time, A. & E. were like a diphthong, sitting side by side on the bench outside the meditation center meeting secretly at odd times and places 7:13pm in front of the library 2:32pm on the cliff overlooking the Pacific. A. wrote poems for E. and sent…1 min read1 min read
Jun 7On the Treachery of Romantic LoveYou’d forgotten how it works: You check in, surrendering your passport and your bags at the front desk, and you go to your room where everything is unfamiliar except your lover standing there, naked, smiling And you undress, stepping out of your clothes, since you’ve already stepped out of everything…1 min read1 min read
