January 2011
19 posts
six word memoirs:
Tall trees, real rain, good food.
Momma taught me to knit.
I’m scared my grandma will die.
Sometimes I prefer livestock to people.
I’ll see you later, Honey Pie.
“I am committed to protecting this constitutional right. I also remain committed...”
– President Obama on abortion (via itsjustsex)
I went to Walmart for the first time today.
Waiting for the bus; coldest day of my life.
My second semester internet time management is... →
Living in Olympia, Washington vs. New York City →
hahahahahahah!
the world asks from today
bitterness and lime washes round my mouth and tells me to lean in, kiss a friend’s lips, and laugh. because i get to be here, because it is snowing, because tomorrow i can shower and crawl into bed with this chosen family.
i like being a real human.
all of a sudden
do you remember when it was hard to change the sheets?
when pulling the fitted sheet over that last corner seemed to take immense strength, and you weren’t sure where your momma and poppa got that.
now I can do it half asleep, thighs smeared with dried blood; fall back in and sleep it off.
do you remember when it was hard to make something delicious?
when following a recipe was the...
i rolled over into the new year like bread dough rolling over under a mama’s hands; an ordinary process, an ordinary progress.