glimpses shared by our authors
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was amazing how much that fact comforted him. He was in bed. Another dream? This was by far the strangest of the bunch. Then he felt a movement on the ... read more -
"Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve." -Stephen Chbosky I am a mess. I was raised in a household where affection was not a given, but as some ... read more -
We're a people obsessed with height. I don't know, that's about as close to philosophizing as I get. I don't like to think about height when I'm on duty. See, ... read more -
and we talk about books and religion lounging naked, trailing finger tips and lips over bony hips. and grinning. and our fingers slip and slide, down over thighs and again ... read more -
He wants to know where we're going next and I point to a tall building a few blocks down. I don't tell him it's one of my favorite ones, where ... read more -
I'm not feeling creative today. I'm not really sure if I'm feeling anything besides anxious. We have agreed to talk Monday. Monday is 3 whole days from now; 72 whole ... read more -
There's so many things, endless lists of things, I will never understand. Sometimes I just feel like I'm floating, especially when I'm alone or at night. I think that's because ... read more -
the word for it is compass. what you lack. the direction,the wanting of anything but a hiding place. desidia, le dije a ella, la de la amplia sonrisa. she who ... read more -
The small fish like creatures called Shining Grapas swam around in their bowl, bone like fingers grabbing at the food and shoving it into a fanged mouth. Above their fangs ... read more -
the gap was covered, for some reason, and the inhabitants of this building had, over the years, submitted to using this area as a completely inappropriate place to throw their ... read more
