At Least They're Committed

I’m like this little killdeer, running around with my wings down, crying and limping to draw the threat away from the truth. At least as a metaphor. Me? My ruse is happy and joyful and misleading. I hand them assumptions because they swallow them without question — it makes more sense — and it keeps me safe. My deception was never more Read more

I got stuck in the elevator today while heading down to get a breath of fresh air (which even after I escaped the lift didn’t come to fruition because there were smokers everywhere outside the building) and as I tried to head back up I realized I didn’t have my key card for the stairs so I eventually Read more

“What the hell do you mean by that?” Ellen and I were sitting under the umbrella on the patio at the pizzeria sucking down wine and mussels. She’s abandoning me, that one is, in July. We have to get in as many happy hours as humanly possible before then. “It’s true,” I protested. “I’m not Read more

Ruthless. Ruthless is how I feel as I stand, arms crossed, staring out the window of the newly vacated office across the hall. I want it. I look behind me to ensure no one is noticing and I sigh, step forward and survey the gray clouds and buildings new and old across the skyline that Read more

Oooh! An astrological chart about me! Only me! This one takes into consideration not only my sign, but the day, time, location and year of my birth. I am a typical Libra, this I already knew. I’m accustomed to hearing how I like and promote harmony, I tend to weigh things carefully before coming down strong for Read more

D, Edisonsblackdahlia and I stood and waited as the portly dude behind the computer care counter helped the couple before us. He looked at us nervously and said he’d be right with us, but his customers’ problems were significant so he eventually called for backup that never came. We just stood there. Finally he was Read more