You wake up, get out of bed, get dressed and do things you have to do. Noon comes and you do a few more things you have to do. Some things you do for yourself. Others you do for others. The afternoon creeps on you, and behind the afternoon sneaks evening. Night falls. You sleep … Continue reading An (Extra)Ordinary Day
For three years now my grandfather has been dying in a little room pill by pill diaper by diaper spoon by spoon. He cannot walk. He cannot talk. He cannot breathe. Who can tell his sadness? Who can tell his rage? With what effrontery do we hold him by the nose open his mouth and … Continue reading Old Man
Why do you read this when you could be reading so many other things instead? Is it because you are hoping to find here something useful, fun, romantic? Is it out of solidarity with someone who has veered off the common path in order to write as a way of life? Or are you just … Continue reading Hey You!
