The AM Intrigue
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When Happiness Arises
I am most happy in a few circumstances. The first is when I have a big bowl of lentils ready to eat (see recipe) with a show to watch while I do so! However, probably the one thing that makes…
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The Wrong Ice is Melting
Here at the end of the worldWhere pajamas barely hold backThe wind and the rainAnd are the last layerWarming the soulIn the cold and rainOutside the facilty
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Celestial Cats
Big cat, little catExtra pound of fat catWondr’ing where their mama’s at Chunky cat, funky catGoing on a diet catStomping ’round their mama’s flat Shy cat, daring catLooking like a vat catSee them in their mama’s tat Stinky cat, slinky…
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Repetition
At the end of all things there existed the Last: a group of beings all on their own, floating in the remnants of Space, but beings, sentient, nonetheless. What exactly they were is unknown: tales are told of these great…
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Teachers
My first thoughts went to a YouTuber (cringe) and then to fictional characters (e.g., Aragorn – less cringe, but still intangible). I unfortunately can’t consider my dad, either. Finally, my thoughts settled on teachers from more than 10 years ago;…
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A Fool’s Paradise
Max, recently returned from his shift at McDonald’s, is now teetering over on the couch, sleep and heavy eyelids threatening to take him. The soft sounds of his parents whispering and cooking dinner flitter in his ears, exacerbating sleep’s spell.…
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Directness is Kindness
I learned today that directness is kindness. I’m tempted to couch this in writing that of course I knew this beforehand, but I don’t want to make excuses, especially because this lesson was learned in a new context: letting someone…
