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Alice
Met up at Alice at a wine bar, and watched her eat two rounds of oysters with the upmost exuberance. Her makeup was tricolored and looked smudged. She talked as if always trying to hold in a big screaming fit of laughter. She was on time to the minute ( Read more... ) -
hao xing fu
The contractor who is working on our house for the last month asked P if he works from home.
I was watching them from inside the house, as they were inspecting tiles or something, and Esme was sitting on P'a arm as she is wont to do.
I dont have to go in unless I have a meeting.
Ah, the contractor said, such happiness -
all the sad idiots
My friend H got sent flowers because someone exposed her to HPV. It was an extravagent bouquet. There were some lilys, a spray of orchids, and some hydrangeas, and something fuzzy. Basically it was what we imagined HPV to look like under a microscope. Cool bro ( Read more... ) -
Adage
Henry used to get messages from fans of his TV show like, "Sit on my face, you yellow hunk" or "I want to do stuff to your juicy lips ( Read more... ) -
Nothing and Everything
Been reading a lot of novels as to not give up on life, and due to limited shelf space, have been checking out library books. They arrive in twos and threes and I pick them up in heavy paper bags. Sometimes I cannot wait to read them until I get home, I have to stop at the coffeeshop on the way and see what it was, that 2-3 weeks ago, late in the ( Read more... ) -
The Old Story
We got early, as usual, put on our clothes and strapped our baby in the car and went to the concrete corner coffeeshop next to Echo Park. It was the kind of place we would have always sought on for the last ten years, except we used to be well-dressed and smoking on the patio and not inside the coffeeshop, holding a tiny baby, checking out the HVAC ( Read more... ) -
The Scribe
Then there's the concept designer, a 23 year old from Wales who doesn't like to use computers. He doesn't even like to use his phone. He wants you to email him, if you need anything, but don't expect him to respond right away because he doesn't always check it ( Read more... ) -
Tulip Season
The pandemic is coming to an end, and so are marriages and relationships. Up and down Rowena, everywhere for rent signs. Couples who used to jog together in a row, now only one jogs and the other smokes cigarettes again. rescue dogs are being walked with one resentful owner. Free books here, free dresser over the hill and around the corner. Crying ( Read more... ) -
HELP! Brain bad.
She was doing relatively well for a few days but now she's fucked up again ( Read more... ) -
Frank, the writer who went insane and his wife, the sculptor holding it together
I asked Frank how the pandemic has affected him, and he was refreshingly honest. I don't do anything anyway, so it has made zero difference ( Read more... )