Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Runner

In. The first breath of crisp air is the trumpet that begins the march. Down the stairs, down the hill, and into the darkness. Descending into the nighttime world where lonely cars carrying lonely drivers cross lonely roads in search of a destination. The traffic lights too lazy to steady themselves, flash their yellow and [...]

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It will never be enough

The car brakes down the hill outside his window, shiny black and coolly reflective under the orange glow of the streetlight. Its origin unknown—a stealthy visitor from a faraway land, he thinks, a traveler announcing her presence with the low, almost imperceptible ‘whoosh’ of slowing air riding over finely engineered curves. Air. Air like fingers, [...]

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The Friday fortune cookies

I literally choked on my wonton soup today. These fortunes almost made up for the whole nearly-dying thing.

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The Friday fortune cookie

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Said The Whale’s “Better for You”

This song is really good, and also seemed poignant after my earlier post. I cannot fulfill your heart tonight I love the way you sleep when you’re angry The way the moon reflects such a beautiful light I’ve got my thoughts wrapped up in you I’ve got my head all messed up with you So, [...]

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A potential crisis of confidence

The feeling comes and goes, but the more I consider it, the more I feel as if I am undeserving of enjoying the affection of a woman so perfect and, herself, deserving. By what justification can an imperfect man bask in the glow of consummate female perfection? To attempt to bind an aspirational but flawed [...]

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