Jan 21WHO’S BILL CHEN?The buzz in the air. It follows him. Wherever he goes. Wherever he is. When he walks into a room he reduces everyone to puppies. Almost like he’s holding a leash signaling certain delight at the distinct possibility of an impending walk. Out of doors. Arf, arf. Are you going…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Jun 14, 2022BUTTERFLY IN THE SKYEMILY “…and then the butterfly emerges from the cocoon. And he can dance, he can dance!” I am not doing that. Afa you have to. It’s brilliant. It is not brilliant. It is stupid. It is not stupid. Yes, it is. No, it’s not. It is. Stop. You stop. I…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
May 22, 2022THIS IS WHERE THEY FOUND THE BODYI was so happy thinking about you in the shower. There was a smile on my face. It went away when I heard his voice. Made me want to go away. Sometimes so deep in to silence. So deep. It’s the only way I know how to find Looking For. …Creative Writing1 min readCreative Writing1 min read
May 12, 2022THIS IS WHAT MAKES YOU SO WONDERFULYour willingness to enter The Open. In life. In Tennis. You show up. And you reckon with what is. You get Served. Ace. After Ace after Ace. …Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Apr 26, 2022BLACK SOCKS THEY NEVER GET DIRTY THE LONGER YOU WEAR THEM THE STRONGER THEY GET! ONCE I THOUGHT I SHOULD WASH THEM THEN I DECIDED NO, NOT YET!EMILY I feel like we should kiss. Why? Because we both need to get it out of the way. And we’re best friends. That doesn’t seem like a good enough reason. Why not? Aren’t we supposed to feel something? Like what? I don’t know. Are you talking about a boner…Character Development2 min readCharacter Development2 min read
Mar 25, 2022ALLONEThis will be the day we remember the flowers we picked. This day you rolled your tears across your smile. When we remember in our pain, we do not suffer. Our time is together joy. A moment. Where ecstasy is all we shall reap. I sat in the freshly stained…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Mar 21, 2022LIGHT PAINTINGLIGHT PAINTING “Fuck. I’m so broken.” I didn’t know if I should reach over and hold her hand or pull her in close so her mucous could be absorbed into the cotton of my t-shirt. We were friends. But friends without touching body parts. As stupid as it sounds to…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Mar 20, 2022BIBLE CAMPBLAKE A burrito. Man, no fair. What’s not fair? he asked. Burritos are gold where I come from. Where do you come from? Venice Beach. That’s not fair. Yeah. Where do you come from? Here. We’re even then. My mom’s really into burritos. Says they’re easier to pack then bento boxes…Character Development2 min readCharacter Development2 min read
Mar 8, 2022DEDICATIONOf all the things I could complain about. I feel bad. I feel bad about complaining because sometimes people die. Sometimes there is war. Sometimes there are a lot of things that are probably worse than what I feel in my own life. For example, if some really scary person…Dedication3 min readDedication3 min read
Mar 1, 2022JUMPING ROPEJUMPING ROPE I. The body remembers when the mind forgets. The body remembers what the mind forgets. The body remembers. The body remembers. The body remembers. Everything. Every, every thing. II. It’s a funny game this jumping rope. I play it with my kids. Every day we are making up…Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
