I bought an ipod shuffle used off the internet. It came in a folded manila envelope, and when I opened the envelope I found that the ipod had been wrapped carefully in the style section of the New York Times. The crossword puzzle had been completed save for a few clues, and the letters were … Continue reading shuffle
Month: November 2012
black friday
Today there is no hurrying. The rain falls slowly but relentlessly, the day a washed out riverbank between nighttimes. I’ve got Icelandic chocolate and two warm Chihuahuas, and we’ve got a space heater that might, at any moment, burst into flames. Also almonds, spinning on the dehydrator, and the whine of the cheap cellphone charger … Continue reading black friday
Guess what I’m going to through-hike the pacific crest trail in 2013
I am going to walk all the way from Mexico to Canada. 2,663 miles. It turns out that lots of people do it each year. This year a woman and her 9 year old daughter completed the PCT, along with a young man with terminal cancer (he was forced off the trail once for a … Continue reading Guess what I’m going to through-hike the pacific crest trail in 2013
brightness, darkness, lightness, happiness
There’s nothing left to do in my day, the space heater is on and the yellow lamps are burning and my dogs need nothing from me. Outside it’s dusk, the bright fall day turned indistinct and then twilight blue, the damp cold air embracing everything. I ate parsnips and beef cooked in bacon grease and … Continue reading brightness, darkness, lightness, happiness
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