Author Archives: Jonathan Berger

You say our days are over. We had our time; we enjoyed our span. I say what are you talking about? How can it end? We never really began! We have started something special. We are living as potential. You … Continue reading →

So I’m there in elementary school in the bathroom at the urinal. I’m standing there, finishing up, zipping up, and walking away and the janitor – who hopefully isn’t perving as he watches me – says, “You didn’t flush.” I … Continue reading →

Well, time’s up. We’ve been at this for quite a while now. I think that it has been firmly established and now we can safely say you are the bads. You’re the real bads. We’ve talked it through; I’ve looked … Continue reading →

The flashbacks are very rare really just quick snaps of images gone before I can think of them fully, and they’ve faded greatly over time. Still, I haven’t completely forgotten the partial day I worked at a Special Education Day … Continue reading →

The amount of food services work I have done amounts to almost zero but I’ve spent a couple hours here and there working as a dishwasher. My friend Ruthie worked at the dining commons at school and when I finished … Continue reading →

I let the dogs off the leash so they could run as fast as they wanted while I biked alongside them in my industrial neighborhood. If I did it early in the morning or late at night there wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

Just because the gauntlet is thrown doesn’t mean you have to rise to the bait. Just because you have been dared doesn’t mean you have to accept it. Just because there’s been a challenge you don’t have to take it. … Continue reading →

I think when I accomplished my greatest poetical feat (I wrote over 465 different pieces in April, 2009 {don’t ask me how many of them were any good}), I was in the process of trying to attempt to impress a … Continue reading →

You’re looking down. Know I’m around and that I’m here. If you’ve got troubles I’ll be with you, never fear, Is something wrong? If there’s a problem, I can help. I’ll be supportive and not treat you like a whelp. … Continue reading →

Today I checked out the estate. It is large, as expected. It is strange, as expected. There was a staff, as one would anticipate on a property of size. There were the unsurprising freeloaders both in the house and surrounding … Continue reading →