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A Distraction of Crisis
The consequences of addiction are multifaceted, deeply personal, excessively (and exponentially) destructive, and some of the most harrowing experiences a human can face. To begin with, such consequences -the ones needed to really wake you up and get your attention- almost never have the decency to show up on your first time, choosing instead to…
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Out of The Blue
There was a crushing weight against my chest. I’d felt it for so long that I only just noticed it was dissipating finally. It was a dark place; to begin with, you had thought it brightened. You were aware even way back then that there was no time to worry about anything else. All your…
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On the subject of time
Hundreds of trillions of miles away from where we now hurtle through space at mind-blurring speeds, feeling alone and forsaken, some child may utter a terrible curse to the universe out of fear and spite; demanding an answer from something… Feeling responsible for answering a young AI* might look back through hundreds of years of…
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First Breaths
I was awake. Long before the sky lightened. I had laid there. And watched this sliver of light through a window of the room play against the wall and where, for most of them evening. The strongest light available was the street light. It was explained to me that it was respectful to people in…
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chapter 2 summoning the orcas
I never really figured out what the purpose of money was or what it was for, but I knew my parent had spent so much time trying to make sure we had a roof over our heads, shuffling us back and forth to scouting events and little league sports, keep enough food in the house,…
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tchotch·ke or bric-à-brac
06/25/24 [UPDATED 08/01/24] I have had to access some deep stuff for school. Years I locked away as safe and in doing so I thought them in no need of further inspection. I took them out like fine porcelain and laid them out to admire and display, to show off the peak of my childhood…
Enlightenment and Nachos 