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That feeling wakes me up. Someone is there. The previous night I was practicing my peripheral vision. Trying to sense the things around me by their shadows and shape. I see it as an effort in understanding memory and cognitive functioning. Search in the dark. Nothing is there but I know something is there I know someone is there ( Read more... )

Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, your actions speak so loud I can't hear a word you're saying. Hey sister bleeding-heart with all of your compassion, your labors soothe the hurt but can't assuage temptation. Hey Man-of-Science with your perfect rules of measure, can you improve this place with the data that you gather? Hey ( Read more... )

The way the window looks, it is fuzzy, and the grass looks a little darker than normal. That is how I know that I am dreaming. And where I am at, I know what I am dreaming about ( Read more... )

The sky shimmers slightly above the windshield. My eyes adjust to the light and I curse softly, pumping the gas pedal. I am working. The car starts, jumps and a craft knife falls out of the ruin that was my glove box. I do not remember buying that. Obviously new, the sunlight glitters lovely and pyrite off of the blade. I glance at the road to make ( Read more... )

Afternoon in Dekalb. Hot, sticky, still. Today. I stand waiting for fall to come, but it does not. So I light a cigarette and walk into the music store. It is unnaturally dark and something new from Weezer is booming out of the speakers hidden up above the racks. I step up to the counter, look up at the proprietor of the establishment. The counter ( Read more... )

Ugh. Why do I wake up before my alarm clock? Today. Morning. I sit up and rub my eyes clean of sleep. Shower. Dress. Work. Work, work, work ( Read more... )

Strange dreams. I am alone. Morning. Today. I finish Virtual Light, take a shower and receive a phone call. Soon, I am driving ( Read more... )