He never sleeps. If he does his eyes don’t know it. They’re flat and dull and hemmed in by circles. The size of baseballs. The colour of walnut stain. It looks like he’s been punched. A good one-two. He hasn’t. He’s nice. He’s quiet. He always tries to help. If I saw him on the
Monthly Archives: May 2007
A few years ago my my brother and I got into an argument over whether or not my friend’s car could fit into the back of his truck. He had never seen the little auto, or anything like it, but he knew cars, he said, and there was no way one could climb into the
Full Name: Dewey D Payne Birthday: Dog days of summer. Birthplace: Bear Town, West Virginia Current Location: Rather not say. Heritage: I got Indian blood. And that’s a fact. Right or Left Handed: Right. But it don’t work so good. Major Strength: A dashin’ good-lookiness my daddy gave me. Major Weakness: That same good-lookiness. A
Her shoes were blue. Her dress was not. She wore her hair bundled atop her head in a muted scarf; her lips in a kind of pout that wasn’t really a pout at all but a ‘what do I do with my mouth when it’s not forming words’ sort of set. She called herself an
Despite the Cheap beer. Meals For Two. Drinks Included. £5. “It’s strange that place. They’re all skinny and Russian looking. I couldn’t find a sweet shop one.” Then there’s the stumpy beggars… “It’s horrible. They make you feel so guilty. You just keep going to the cash machine.” An old lady grew fruit up in
I like to ponder the human condition and finish the unfinishables. At least that’s what GradSpot reckons. The new life-after-college website wants to help you build a sexier library. “25 Books That Look Good and Read Even Better” is presented in a five-set: revisiting the reading list, intellectualism, dwelling on the human condition, NYT best
You’ve seen it in movies. Maybe even lived through something similar yourself. Girl brings home suitor. Father tries to frighten suitor. For real or for jest. With harsh words. An intimidating stare. Pa used arms the size of tree trunks and a highly arched brow. A friend’s dad employed over the counter drug tests. “Here.
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure that it will kill you too, but there will be
I sometimes turn the comments off because, quite frankly, the spam is killing me. Even with the filter. I’ll go crazy if I read another ad for Xanax or Hot Young Teens. But please feel free to stop by and say hello, to drop me your thoughts on a post or to tell me how
Steph & Me See that freckle on the end of my nose? Well, it’s more of a mole really but I call it a freckle because ‘mole’ sounds ugly. When I was four my uncle use to tease me that it would keep growing as I grew. And that one day I’d look like the
