Jack lived alone in a small house at the end of the block, adjacent to the convenience store. Inside the convenience store was a sign shaped like a pink donut. The sign would spin, around and around, day...
Enter the scene: two vivacious, rapscallious alley cats descend a long brick staircase, old and worn, full of new-growth weeds and dandelions, finding their way among the cracks, surviving on just enough,...
I walked along the river. The sun was out, and it sparkled across the surface of the water.
Two old men exchanged a glance through the shop window.
She ran the needle again and again through...
Your house being air conditioned in a hot summer.
Overcast cloudy days that won’t stop raining.
Underneath a pile of things on your desk, you find that thing you were searching for.
Dogs that...
The sunlight that streams through our windows, yours and mine.
The bugs that live in our houses, in our carpets.
Whatever human quality necessitated the invention of picture frames.
Elegant...
I woke up very early today (far earlier than I usually ever do) and went to sit on my porch. It is a very nice porch. I am fond. I know I will miss it.
In the morning it gets lots of sunlight. I am...
I got my bike stolen last night. I found my broken lock in the gravel. Someone must have snipped it with a pair of bolt-cutters. I picked it up, and held its fragile body. It felt like a tiny, helpless...
A week or two ago I went to Safeway and something really wild happened. I was minding my own business, contemplating the cereal aisle, when I came across a baby. She was standing up, wearing a fuzzy blue onesie and a full head of blonde hair. Her parents were nowhere to be seen. It was just me and the baby. We stared at each other.
When you fly on a plane, do you prefer the window or aisle seat? Once in my life I totally preferred the aisle. My preference was based on practicality — when you sit in the aisle seat, you don’t have to ask anyone to move when you want to go to the bathroom. Besides, I always feel uncomfortable engaging with strangers. I like to avoid talking to my seatmates as much as possible.
