Monthly Archives: January 2024

Some fires require no kindling. Some fires need too much. Some insist on constant tending. Some leap out at you, burn at the touch. Some flames begin accidentally, some just require a match. All pyres represent beauty but there is … Continue reading →

Exposed, she looked me up and down, and she said, “Don’t hurt me. Be kind. Love me right and I’ll be yours forevermore.” I thought that was a lot of pressure. “Can we start with something simpler,” I asked, “Like … Continue reading →

Looking up into the starry skies I see far less beauty than in your eyes or your thighs or your delicious pies. Frankly I find more beauty in my lies, lately than in the skies. They’ve been awful gray, is … Continue reading →

It’s entirely up to you.You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. If you don’t want to make out in the car, that’s perfectly all right; we’ll just make out on the stairs in the bathroom on … Continue reading →

Accept the daily grumbles, the crumbling facade that everything’ll always be all right. It won’t, but that’s all right. You’ll find a way to cope with what’s wrong. You’re more resilient than you know. You’ve just got to let it … Continue reading →

Some of the "I told you so"s just aren’t worth it. Look at the native Americans. Hell, look at the indigenous people across the world who have been colonized the fuck out of their homes for hundreds of years. Look … Continue reading →

Her horoscope read"Continued effort is required if you expect to get more attention from that certain special someone." She took it to heart and moved straight ahead. She brought meals to his desk and got thanks in response. She sent … Continue reading →

Nobody is trying to make you fail despite how it feels. Despite how it looks. Despite all the counter indicative evidence: all the stares, glares and careful whispers all the papers pushed past your presence all the times you’ve been … Continue reading →

Keep it short, keep it sweet with all the people that you meet. Keep it light and pleasant like a meet and greet. Shake a hand and toss a grin. Offer a quick "out & in." Get ‘er done fast … Continue reading →

The gods have granted you serenityto accept the things you can change – like your socks. If you are afraid to change your socks, or, like, the place you buy socks from, the gods have granted you courage to go … Continue reading →