Category: Life and Love and Stuff
It’s Okay to Love Something You’ve Made
Remember when you were a kid? A few feet tall, little fingers, little toes, messy hair, zero idea of what fashion was. I remember my childhood pretty well. I loved to draw. Any given day, if there was paper with a blank space in front of me, and I had a pen or pencil, I’d go […]
Forgotten Headphones (Distractions and Excuses)
There’s some foreign tune rattling the Starbucks speakers above me. Behind, two guys laugh and joke about their adventures the night before. Beside me, a man attempts to sell a couple on something. Insurance, I think. Their voices blend together with a dozen others, occasionally joined by espresso machines spewing steam and metal measuring cups clanging against a […]
Holding Out for the Daylight
It starts slowly. A glow in the distance, red hues mixing in with the black and grey. The world around me begins to take form as I become aware of the cracked streets stained with the salt of snowplows, bare parking lots, dormant office buildings. That’s when I see it. The rays of fire burning […]
Death to Push Notifications
My hand moves without thought. Before I realize what’s happening, it’s holding my phone, finger reaching for the power button. I push, the screen lights up, and my eyes go to the top left. No notifications. No updates. I unlock the screen and cycle through the apps, hoping to find something. To see that someone […]
I Guess This is Take Three?
My posture has slipped again. I can feel the joints of my spine crack softly as I straight up. A few moments from now, and I’m sure I’ll be slouching again. Always trying to correct myself. Always slipped back into old, comfortable habits. What am I trying to do here? I ask myself that question […]