“Sometimes we desire absolute nonsense because in our stupidity we see in this nonsense the easiest way of attaining some conjectural good.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dec
30
A few songs to ring in the new year… Freelance Whales – Starring This is me starring In a stranger’s nightmare Noah Kahan – Stick Season And I’ll dream each night of some version of you That I might not have, but I did not lose Bon Iver – S P E […]
Apr
2
(originally posted 8/6/2021) He had known her for years and been dating her for weeks but as he dropped her off at her front door he realized he still wasn’t going to get to first base with her. The dates had been pleasant and the chemistry seemed to be working… but still nothing intimate […]
Apr
1
(originally posted 6/11/2012) So I had this dream last night. I’m walking through this big city, although I don’t recognize any landmarks that would let me know which one. There is nobody around, the streets are completely empty. There is no wind, once I become fully aware of that I suddenly realize there is […]
Mar
31
(originally posted 10/21/2021) Some writers when dealing with the forthcoming premise would be inclined to explain it away with reincarnation, but I much prefer introducing a pair of mischievous gods or bored aliens. More along the lines of the movie Trading Places where someone is introduced into a scenario that, at least on the […]
Mar
30
I completely miss it. In one ear and out the other. Just another announcement over the speaker as I wait in line to board my flight. It isn’t until I hear a woman behind me make a comment that it all comes crashing down upon me. How had I missed it? A brutal reminder of […]
Mar
29
(originally posted 6/21/2018) I’ve always wondered how many epiphanies I’ve had in the middle of the night only to forget them in the morning. This one I wouldn’t forget. Lying on my bed with my eyes open and hands on my chest, fingers intertwined, unable to sleep. Letting my hands fall to my side […]
