The thing I have always wanted to do seems so far from my capability now and even farther from ever becoming a reality. I wrote a thing, a little thing, an introduction to a book that will never be written. I wrote it in five minutes (give or take) for the purpose of having a … Continue reading a proper vent →

Living without the comforts that electricity affords has its benefits. The only good that came of having no air conditioning was that I didn't have to go outside to experience summer. What I mean is that when I spend all my time in the cool indoors during summer vacation, which lately I have tended to … Continue reading the sunny side →

I could start by telling how little sleep I've been getting and how high my anxiety has been, but that would be old news. More interesting is the hurricane that's about to hit —literally, though the metaphor fits. Beryl is the perfect name for a hurricane, don't you think? Beryl barreled through my neighborhood and … Continue reading A Storm’s A-Comin’ →