Put My Clarinet Beneath Your Bed Till I Get Back In Town
Something remarkable happened last night. For the last year and a half, whether it was on an air mattress, on the Murphy bed in the Paris apartment I rented, on a guest bed, or in the comfort of my own bed, I have always relegated myself to one side. Usually [...]
Carriage Return
Every once and a while, you need to re-read your own story, and then try a re-write or two. I'm re-writing the chapter that was this last week. In the current version, our protagonist has had an incredibly stressful, demanding work week, with high emotional investment. She's come home alone, [...]
Swiping at the Firmament
Today was a very, very challenging day at work. I tried to hold tightly to the high from last night's successful show, but with the collective stress of my office-mates as we banded together to trouble-shoot, it was more than challenging. I want so badly for this to [...]
Before I Fall Into Exhausted Sleep
i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite a new thing. Muscles better and nerves more. i like your body. i like what it does, i like its hows. i like to feel the spine of your body and its bones, and the trembling [...]
Frostbite and Sunburn
A long, long day today, with lots of thinking. Here's what I came up with: If you haven't seen the movie 'Once', you should do so straight away. Here are the lyrics, in cast you'd like to follow along: I don't know you But I want [...]
The Massacre of the Innocence
Is it ok to enjoy someones company if you have a nagging feeling that there is no potential for anything lasting, or substantial? If in your gut you feel like they are just not on the same page, or that their own personal "stuff" will prevent them from meeting you [...]