Category: General

I am exhausted. I moved out of my house two days ago – only two – with two of my children. Who knew living in one bedroom would be so awful? Ah they’re not too bad. I mean given that they’ve just left the only home they’ve known. Both nights they have beaten the crap … Continue reading Exhausted

My eyelids flutter. I am not quite sure they are mine. A dream perhaps? Directly under a ceiling, with generic white tiles usually found in offices and schools. I attempt to move my head to the left and then the right. This causes neck pain. No stiffness. I have an extremely limited range of motion. … Continue reading Saving My Breath

TMI warning. You know the first day or two of your period? It’s so fucking heavy it reminds you of the elevator scene in The Shining? So you wear the biggest, purplest, most absorbent tampon on the planet. Tampax brand. Because you know. Inside your knickers you put the biggest, purplest, most mattress-like pad there … Continue reading Yes we deserve something

Hi Chase Fucker, You’re only doing your job. I get that. You know I banked with you, and previously Bank One for 18 years. Almost half my lifetime. Until recently, I had never missed a payment. Never. I ran up a large amount of debt, especially after losing my job. I lost that job due … Continue reading Not a Chase Logo

And so it comes again,Neither rich nor poor,Happy nor sad,Relaxed nor anxious.It is. Its presence can be felt,By only a few.Even they have doubt of its being.Scared to share.To be thought of as mad.It is. Sensations, emotions, smells, Different for each one.No one knowing There is another one.Knowing there might be different.It is. It rains down in … Continue reading It is…

The ocean lapping on the rock. Kids feet splashing. Jumping. Less care in the world. Beautiful skies. Sun. Heat. Basking. Freedom. Like never before. First tastes of distance. Relishing. Loving. Magical. Rain, wind, cold. No cares. Gaa. New friends. Fast friends. Stay in touch. Another rock. Close to home. Our rock alone. Smoking. Laughing. Ouija. … Continue reading A Place Not Forgotten

I met F when I started bartending at a nearby place. A place I’d never been in before. It was seen as an adult’s bar. Not cool enough for twenty-somethings. He was my manager and we hit it off instantly. My friend had gotten me the job. He told me the day I started that … Continue reading Unrequited Emptiness