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I am trying to prove to the tyrannical eight year old with whom I spend my time that pears are an offshoot of apples but the World Wide Web has proven little to no use to me in this regard. … Continue reading →

My father and I visited Fire Island one junior high school summer. We stayed at my uncle’s, but it was just me and Dad there celebrating that almost-Autumn weekend. We sat on the bay where my dad could sunbathe and … Continue reading →

There’s less romance in first class because there’s more space more opportunity to live our separate lives in our own individual bubbles. I don’t want that for us because you look special. You look amazing. You look like this girl … Continue reading →

Sometimes you must give up your best ideas. On certain days you have to accept that it’s not going to work that the tone isn’t fitting or the timing isn’t right or you don’t have the chops to execute it. … Continue reading →

I didn’t thank you for the napkins you gave me to sop the sweat from my wettened brow because in my experience they leave little pieces of paper all over my scalp even when it’s dried. Your little napkins cause … Continue reading →

You’re the type of good that doesn’t know how good she is which makes it easier for you to accept the attentions of the mediocre like me. I wish I could tell you just how good you are: how kind … Continue reading →

(For Bernard) The book of poetry you just handed me was boring and I could not get through much of it by which I mean I couldn’t read shy of it. I wanted to. I wanted to be impressed by … Continue reading →

Across your veins a tattoo of blood makes me wonder if you have something that you feel you need to say. The picture on your arm may be worth a thousand, but do you suppose you can try words now?

I thought for a moment that the miniature statue kept on your mother’s table was made of iron or something equally strong. Imagine my surprise when wrestling with you on the couch to discover the ballerina could be so easily … Continue reading →

Before anything else let’s get it out of the way. We just need to touch and kiss and experience each other just enough so we don’t have to worry about it anymore. Let’s do it once then forget about it. … Continue reading →