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looking for Baudelaire's cloth
The first truly free day presents itself.
Jan 12
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and the band played on
I have been thinking about the musicians that kept playing as the Titanic sank.
Jan 5
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how she moves through the world
The walls are covered in red kiss marks.
Dec 29, 2025
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message in a bottle
Mar 7, 2022
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how she moves through the world
Dec 29, 2025
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the sandwich remains
Feb 6, 2023
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the old place
Mar 25, 2024
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here, there (shouts and whispers)
Mar 14, 2022
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the fairy tale night
Jul 1, 2024
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onions and a shallot
In Moscow, if there was a knock on the door I would fall dead silent.
Dec 22, 2025
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the sparrow and the frog
Dear Reader - I was going to write about something else today, but to ignore the events of this weekend feels like an exercise in tone-deaf avoidance.
Dec 15, 2025
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whatever we want it to be
The year ends as strangely as it began.
Dec 8, 2025
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perspective is a real sonofabitch
Disclaimer - No matter what person I use, that is just how I express the voices I hear when as I write this.
Dec 1, 2025
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The longest table
On a Saturday night, scrubbed clean, with N and V next to me, we sit at the longest table.
Nov 24, 2025
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The Golden Fleece
Something is breaking.
Nov 17, 2025
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the fork ran away with the spoon
N is in the kitchen with bright blue rubber gloves snapped across her hands.
Nov 10, 2025
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