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Monthly Archives: May 2009

on the hunt

28-May-09

I keep meaning to write about my first year participating in the Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt, but I am a dreadful reviewer.  Did I take notes? No. Did I record all of my thoughts as soon as I got home? Not even close. My review, therefore, goes like this: we walked (quickly, although there [...]

nothing good

28-May-09

Nothing good comes from the random days, the days spent flailing about one or two different poems or stories, the days with strangleholds on reason. Four times in the last hour I have written then deleted one line. Nothing fits right in the head. It is best, on the random days, to let pieces be [...]

stories not to tell

17-May-09

The best stories in my life right now are the ones I cannot tell. Working at the library provides me with many things. A steady paycheck is one, and let’s hope I am not jinxing anything by stating that, as the city budget right now is highly contested territory. Another thing the library provides me [...]

backpack

05-May-09

I went flying this morning, my first voyage in a long while. When I landed, I landed on forearms and knees, face nearly grazing the floor of the train. I saw things there I will spend some time trying to un-see. All apologies and crawling, I fumbled my way up and out. My eyes were [...]