fancy frayed
i’ve imagined a tomorrow — a whole series of them, in fact suited for illustration in comical pen and ink to be sold for $20 a print and hung on the walls of the living rooms of a set smarter than i subscribe to — and it is charming with a cherry-red door one million … Read more
midnight-morning memo
i don’t remember inviting you to my dreams, so stop showing up unannounced, would you?
in dreams
i dreamed last night that i died. it was at night, dark, and raining. i was driving. apparently i hit something. there was music, not in the car. there was light, not man-made. i knew the car was careening toward something. i knew it was crumpling. i knew my soul was separating from my body. … Read more
star bright
a lone goose just flew by outside, honking as if to inject its solitude with conversation. when i say “just” i mean five minutes or so ago when i began thinking this thought. a lot of other thoughts have come and gone in the space between, but the goose remained. i started to write a … Read more
big dreams, little girl
i dream a lot. not just night dreams — daydreams, and things i want to do or be a part of someday. a lot of those “someday dreams” are things i would absolutely love to do and pour myself into, but there are obstacles in the way — mostly money, but also time and the … Read more





