I’ve been waiting a long time for a story that would let me express a specific, complex idea. I’ve tried writing it out more times than I can count. But it never quite worked. I want to explain briefly what I mean. I try to blog only with the intention of eliciting a specific emotional reaction or… Continue reading Untitled
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Circles
I close my eyes and I’m somewhere else. I’m sitting by a camp fire deep in the woods. All around me is a circle made up of people. Not just people, but monsters and demons. They’re all dancing as the circle goes round. I feel safe. I know all these souls. I’ve faced them and… Continue reading Circles
Big-Sky Special
A few years ago I was working in a quiet cafe full of retirees sipping coffee, and students quietly studying; when a man walked in who looked entirely out of place. He was clearly homeless. He had no shirt, no shoes. He was very dirty and smelled terrible. Everyone stared as he walked up to… Continue reading Big-Sky Special
Change
I’m sitting under old flourescent lights in a lobby that smells of decades of clorox and fresh paint. The hum of the hvac gently rattles the vents high above while soft couches meet hard, sterile tile. There’s something eerie and noir about the moments just before sunrise, especially in places like this. The cold concrete… Continue reading Change
You’ll Be Washing My Windshield Someday
In highschol, when bullied, everyone said “I don’t care what you say or do, you’ll be washing my windshield someday.” Well here I am working in the busiest cafe in the state, helping homeless people who I went to middleschool and highschool with, and I find myself emotionally moved to tears when a random person… Continue reading You’ll Be Washing My Windshield Someday
Transcendental Frustration
In life there are moments when the course of an entire interpersonal relationship takes place in just a few seconds and yet it’s so poignant that you remember it for years. Appreciating a glance, a laugh, a smile from a perfect stranger is a big part of life. Knowing that you’ll walk away and never… Continue reading Transcendental Frustration
August
My fondest memory is of something that didn’t actually happen. It was a dream I once had in a cold, desperate winter of my life. In the dream, I awoke to find myself embraced by the tall grass of a hillside. It was very warm. It seemed to be August. I was in Ashland again.… Continue reading August
Analogs
When you are inside a digital world, the bounds are set, every edge is a polygon with a picture overlaid on it. It’s digital. It’s a list of facts that make it the same every time. But what if inside the digital was an analog system. What if the only thing that’s set is what… Continue reading Analogs
Mobbing
This actually all really happened last night, though I may be guilty of adding metaphor. :] I’m sitting in an old car. My arm reaches out the window, feeling the cool night breeze rush through my fingers. Next to me and behind are my friends; laughing and smiling like we haven’t in a while as… Continue reading Mobbing
Kindred
Life happens so fast. Each of us is has a world behind our eyes, infinitely complex and enigmatic; full of hopes and dreams and fears and regrets. It’s so amazing being able to peer into someone else’s world. It makes it all worth it when our paths cross and we find perfect moments together where… Continue reading Kindred