"Why do you hate birthdays? Is it because you’re getting older? No, I just...
“Why do you hate birthdays? Is it because you’re getting older? No, I just hate to think that my entire life is passing by and nothing extraordinary has happened. But something already has. Well,...
View Article"Why didn’t you come to visit him in the hospital? Because he’s an...
“Why didn’t you come to visit him in the hospital? Because he’s an eleven-year-old boy. I was scared of seeing someone so young be so broken. Do you really think he’s broken? I mean, is he irreparable?...
View ArticleBurger King Blues
The first time I wrote my own obituary I was sitting in Burger Kingten minutes before closing. I was thinking about the various waysto phrase my own death, how to turn the word woundedinto something...
View Article"In the passenger seat of your car, I ask you what color the burnt orange of...
“In the passenger seat of your car, I ask you what color the burnt orange of the leather seats are and you tell meburnt orange. My cheeks in the rearview mirror are the color of burning, and when I...
View ArticleYou are incredible. I am not, but I write spoken word poetry regardless of...
Thank you so much. And I’d be glad to take a look, but I can’t find the recording on Youtube. Is there a link to it, maybe? xx
View ArticleI know your body is an apology but you can’t keep handing it over every...
I know your body is an apologybut you can’t keep handing it overevery time somebody says somethingto be sorry for.
View Article"Do you remember when Dad took us stargazing that one time when we were kids?...
“Do you remember when Dad took us stargazing that one time when we were kids? Yeah, I do. God, yeah. And he told us each star was a person’s soul. Mmm. I believed him then, but I’m not sure if I still...
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how to skip the party and stay home instead
There are going to be some night when you don’t feel like going to the party. So don’t go to the party. Let everyone else have their existential discussions about free will and the decay of the...
View ArticleYou've saved a lot of lives, people you don't even know. Thank you for that....
Always.And it’s not really a question of who, but what. Photography and writing save me. Without them, I might not be here.
View Articlewhere can i find your playlists?
#1: http://writingsforwinter.tumblr.com/post/35871857488/writing-playlist#2: http://writingsforwinter.tumblr.com/post/37044709456/writing-playlist-2#3:...
View ArticleYou have an amazing playlist! I listened to all the songs and they're all...
Not at all, go right ahead!
View ArticleI adore your writing and your words so much. I'm looking for a little bit of...
I think that a little bit of nervousness/anxiety before an event like this is completely normal. I would be intimidated, too. But I think you just need to remember that reading your writing out loud,...
View Article"You know what I miss? Yeah? When I was seventeen and you were nineteen and...
“You know what I miss? Yeah? When I was seventeen and you were nineteen and we listened to all those Bon Iver albums in the back of your father’s truck during October. I miss that too. Do you ever get...
View Articlereasons for being
I’ve been handling my body like an apology too often these days,waiting for a reason to use it when somebodysays something to be sorry for. And once in the middle of the nightI went up into the attic...
View Articlehow to delete the loneliness
When your mother tells you Honey, you wear sadness so well,as if it’s just an evening gown, something to slide onand sashay around in for cocktails, tell her about the timeyour three-year-old cousin...
View Articletell me how to write. tell me what to do because writing is the only thing...
First of all, you did not do anything wrong. I can’t tell you how to write; this is something you have to figure out for yourself. It’s a gradual process. Like any other form of art, writing is an act...
View Article"Why are you so shy? You never talk. I’m not shy, I’m not, I’m not. What you..."
“Why are you so shy? You never talk. I’m not shy, I’m not, I’m not. What you don’t understand is that I only speak when I have something to say, and that makes my words all the more precious. Well,...
View Articlecould you tell the people who liked my message to you that i didnt kill...
I’m so glad you’re still here. I was wondering about you.I hope you stay. xx
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