Don’t Blink
On my 18th birthday, I was home all day, in a Philadelphia suburb, trying to determine my very uncertain future. Graduating from high school was supposed to be a defining moment of my life, but college hadn’t taught me how to be self-sufficient. In fact, it had just underlined my very real lack of focus … Continue reading Don’t Blink
This is Heavy
So, I met Michael J. Fox this weekend. To put that into perspective, I’ll have to take you back to 1988, when I saw Back to the Future for the first time. From the start of the film, the soaring orchestral arrangement, the feel of the 1980’s, the cluttered cacophony of objects in Doc Brown’s … Continue reading This is Heavy
july 21
Why do I keep letting this date hypnotize me? It’s been so long, but I can’t just let it pass by without remembering. You know how it is, how some dates are just seared into your brain? How some dates just have an emotional relevance, even if the emotions they relate to have passed into … Continue reading july 21
hit (and run)
Wow. I am still trying to process what I just saw. I was pulled up at an intersection, waiting my turn… to turn… when two cars turned from the merge lane, one behind the other. Apparently the guy in the rear vehicle wasn’t pleased with the slow turn of the guy in front of him, … Continue reading hit (and run)
cotton candy girl
“You have a visitor,” the candy stripe girl said. Her nametag told Dale that her name was Candy, which seemed somehow fitting. He nodded to her, a gesture to open the door, which she did, before sliding out after the person who was outside entered. Dale immediately wished he had gotten Candy to vet the … Continue reading cotton candy girl
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