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It’s a Sunday in November at 11:51 in the morning. I am sitting on a fake leather sofa in the corner of a bubble tea place inside a half-finished…
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The Night Before
The night before, I installed the wall-mount dock for the vacuum cleaner, and Joe made cheeseburgers, and we watched The Horror of Dracula.
Oct 21
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Summer of X
My father played a particular Dwight Yoakam cassette on repeat in his pickup truck to such an extent that for a while my little sister thought...
Sep 30
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Slice of Life
In the beginning, the baby’s nails were so delicate I could just pick them off when they got too long, like peeling off a bit of tape stuck to a gift...
Sep 1
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Highly Meltable
Occasionally I desire to have my skull popped open, my brain removed, and all its grody nooks and crannies pressure washed clean — and never moreso than…
Jul 31
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Goodnight Nobody
The baby slept in our bedroom for the first one hundred and ninety three nights of her life...
Jun 30
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Venice Blue
Twenty years ago this month I graduated from high school, and twenty years ago next month...
May 31
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Going, Going
The last day of my first office job began with an invitation to a mysterious staff meeting...
Apr 30
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