Monthly Archives: January 2024

After my second gig my father gave his review: “Seemed like you repeated a lot of material.” I looked over the spreadsheet and I repeated maybe 33% of the pieces from my first gig, like three months before. Compared to … Continue reading →

She used to pull the hair out of the brush and leave it in the ashtray and he, when no one was looking, would pull out a match and light a match and set it off, watching the follicles go … Continue reading →

There is more than the bare minimum to complete, don’t you think? You could have just a little more than one single drink. When you choose your tattoo, you don’t use clear ink. If you’re gonna report the crime, go … Continue reading →

I’m sorry I kept finishing your sandwiches. I just saw you leave your bread and meat on the table and I felt a compulsion to complete it. I didn’t know what else to do. But then, what were you doing? … Continue reading →

It took sixteen days to get the burnt oatmeal smell out of the kitchen and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get the marks off the wall but that’s just as well. They match perfectly with the memories … Continue reading →

The world is not fair. The world is not just. We are a cruel people through there are saints among us seeking to teach us how to be. Ringo Starr’s got blisters on his fingers for the sins of the … Continue reading →

He noticed her at his mother’s funeral which was a great consolation. He was unable to get away to thank her for stopping by but it was perhaps the most meaningful visitor he saw on the day other than the … Continue reading →

She never knew he loved her. Years later after everything had died down friends let her know and she had to be reminded who he was. She said, wrinkling her forehead, I remember getting a letter from a secret admirer, … Continue reading →

When he had to go out of town he asked me to stalk her for him. He wanted to make sure he didn’t miss anything important on her day to day activities I guess. Either this was before social media … Continue reading →

Her eyes were very beautiful. He loved her from afar. He would never walk through though the door was oft ajar. The width from which he watched her was enough to see her well enough to tell me tales of … Continue reading →