Sometimes, the day just falls in to place. Today was one of those days. Nothing special happened, but the things that happened all felt good and right (mostly). I had a decent breakfast and spent the morning reading and writing. I’ve been trying to finish one of the books of poetry I’ve been reading, but…
…AND DAMMIT, PEOPLE LIKE ME
Two nights ago (Friday night), I hopped on a video chat with my friends. There were seven or eight of us on the call. It was nice to see faces and just do what we would have done at a party – which is drink and either hang around the kitchen or sit around outside…
CLAMMING
It feels arrogant to consider myself a writer or an artist. At best, I’m a normal dude (though I initially, accidentally typed dud) who happens to write a little and has an appreciation for artistic endeavors. I say this because I’ve spent the morning (after breakfast and reading the news) on the sofa with a…
A SMALL DISCOVERY
While I ate my dinner of frozen pizza, fries, and broccoli, and after I checked the news on covid-19, I read a short article on 7 fiction books that change the way you think. I stopped short for a moment at number 5 – Ask the Dust by John Fante. Just a few days ago…
HEY (COVID) NINETEEN
Despite some of my efforts, I still spent a good bit of the day consumed by and consuming news on the pandemic. There is still the not-so-great feeling of facing these things alone. I’m not terribly worried for myself, but I also don’t have those close relationships that people rely on in times of stress…
ADVICE TO A FRIEND
I was supposed to go to a concert tonight. It was canceled due to the COVID-19 stuff. As I took my walk down Main St., I thought about going out for drinks and texted my friend Stacy to see if she’d be up for it. I almost always feel like grabbing a drink when I…
PANIC (SORTA) AT THE GROCERY STORE
Even though I plan to be out of town for a bit, I needed to get things like cat food and some staples for when I get back (I’m out of bread and milk and eggs). Quite honestly the news on this virus has been all over the place, and I suspect we’ll end up…
LOVING A STONE
Tonight’s another one of those nights when my thoughts are all over the place and the temptation to resort to lists is high. I’ve been thinking about the whole job thing (old job and having to get a new job). I went for a walk after dinner. My walks are usually down Main Street and…
SIDDHARTHA AND THE RIVER
I’m a slow reader with a piss-poor attention span. I don’t really know how to skim, and I tend to like words too much to want to skim. I sometimes think I like poetry because it’s manageable. I’m a little more than half-way done reading Siddhartha – a book most people could read in a…
FROM DOGS TO GLASS ANIMALS
I hadn’t planned on starting this post with a video…. in fact the plan was to end with a live performance video of Glass Animals – since that’s who I’ll be seeing in Kentucky in June (ever the optimist of having someone to take with me, I bought two tickets). When I went to the…
LITTLE ROCK
In an effort to not let a slow Friday bleed in to Saturday, and partly because I didn’t leave the apartment yesterday, I took a road trip to Little Rock, Arkansas today. It’s about a two hour drive from Memphis – a straight shot west on Interstate 40. I passed through a lot of flat…
BIRTHDAY BONANZA
Today is a birthday bonanza. I know at least four people who have birthdays today – including my ex-wife. Facebook will remind me to send birthday wishes – I’m not always good at that and I usually ignore Facebook. Aside from the occasional social media “like,” I’m not really in contact with many or any…