Life Lessons

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“… speaking of your grandmother like that all aggressive-like.. Hekaet.. shouldn’t be so funny” ,the younger boy looks up to the bigger person, Hekaet, trying to respond to his delirious attention he put on his grandma a minute ago. They had just entered the kitchen to grab some of the food she prepared…

memoria

Cold dog nose in my face, time to feed the Lola.

Look for pants, socks, shoes. Play through a Hanon exercise on my piano while she’s eating. Make sure to turn my wrist between each note. God this is so hard. I wish someone would ask me how I’m feeling. I’m the one that asks everyone how…

28°F

Feels Like 16° Light Snow

Woke up good and mad, hopefully it gets me somewhere today. I found the source of the gnat cloud…

Later that night, I tell her that I am fighting the good fight for the sake of our family. It is a risk even embarking upon this line of conversation. Talking about my writing is usually not something that turns out well for us. It summons the demon in her, lighting her hell fire. But it has to be done. She thinks of me as someone who doesn’t take…

I put the kettle on the portable electric burner that our landlord dropped off in front of our door. It takes longer than it had on the flat burner that burnt out and which has since been removed by our building’s mechanic. While in the kitchen I grab two Chips Ahoy which I eat by myself, not sharing any with my wife.