At Least They're Committed

I’m all alone for hours and hours! And you know what I did? I folded some laundry and hung up the rest and it was awesome. I made dinner for one and it was spectacular. And you know what I learned? You can get paper cuts from a cereal box (I was throwing the box… Read more

Ugh. Don’t you hate that feeling? You know, the one where you’re out with someone — be it friend, family, coworker, date, etc. — and you slowly realize the person is batshit crazy? It’s surreal. It starts creeping into your brain and you try to shake it, but it won’t go away. “This isn’t right.… Read more

Conversation at dinner: P: how old are you? D: 66 … Mike how old are you? M: 52 TR: Oooh, we’re the same age! M (literally gasps): you can’t be … You can’t be in your 50s! I thought you were in your 20s! 30 at the most. Methinks my auntie needs to move back… Read more

Walking around the block, Dez, you and I were charged by a pit bull. The dog looked friendly enough but I’m not fool enough to count on that. I snatched you under your arms and within a millisecond had you hoisted onto my shoulders. The dog was quite friendly, but it certainly got my blood… Read more

I’m going to write a story! Yay me! Fiction!! Note all the exclamation points! I’m doing that on purpose to irritate you because it’s funny!!!! Anyway, it’s going to be a happy story of little or no merit about something that amuses me. And I’m not going to be negative anymore, you know why? “Why don’t… Read more

The meth-like lesions have faded to blotchy complexion inconsistencies — except for the one on my right cheek, which I swear started out as a bug bite and now looks like I smudged food on my face. I’m mending, but I need to heal. It was yet another beautiful peach and rose sunset over the… Read more