NeuroticaTennis LecturesShe took the steps in leaps of three on Monday, two-by-two on Tuesday, one at a time on Wednesday. On Friday, she used the elevator. I…2 min read·May 15, 2018----
NeuroticaWar TrumpetsOne condolence rose, or maybe these daffodils- war trumpets. I’ll clip them, feed them, and stick them in the vase myself. If I don’t, and…3 min read·May 14, 2018----
NeuroticaBoyGrandpa kept accounts in a den lined with leather spines. Staring from the top plank of a shelf tower was a great-great man’s glass eye…2 min read·May 14, 2018----
NeuroticaWild Cats of the WallI met my spirit among them, the wild cats of the wall. They licked their bellies and spent the dawn slinking between orange and azure…2 min read·Jun 23, 2016----
NeuroticaThe Sobbing StoneThe man she almost used to care about, James, was a sheep in wolf’s clothing. Grey, well-built, sharp. He had a serious mouth and a boy’s…3 min read·Jun 22, 2016----
NeuroticaFrom TimeShe is so preoccupied with her meaningless rituals that insomnia is her only aphrodisiac. She races through the hours in the day, cup of…2 min read·Jun 22, 2016----
NeuroticaCalle LunaThe rain fell hot. It stuck to the street. A man with leather feet sat in a doorstep, tickling a pint of whisky, extending his hands to the…2 min read·Jun 20, 2016----
NeuroticaPilar (Part 2)Pilar traipsed down the fire escape the evening after Marco. Her short hair had been shorn even shorter that afternoon. It now swirled…4 min read·Jun 17, 2016----
NeuroticaChewie (Part 1)The sex had been like waiting in line for the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. 90% anticipation. 8% being jerked around a dimly lit room…4 min read·Jun 16, 2016----
NeuroticaChina PlumHarold took the bus, not because of any budget, but because he never felt lonely on one of those hard seats, rocking along in the bleached…4 min read·Jun 12, 2016----