Entries from November 2008

November 23, 2008

permission to breathe freely.

     In my experience, everyone has a place that makes them feel more alive, like there is a simple reason for life and it’s right in front of them.

     For me, this is the beach. But not just any beach will do. No way. It has to be a cold beach, all rocky and windy, [...]

November 21, 2008

careful what you wish for.

do you ever wish you could write in blood?
that your pen would overflow and the bright crimson ink would drip drip drip down and stain the floorboards?
that what you have to say could be carved so deeply into someone that no one would ever forget?
that your handwriting would forever scar the face of the planet [...]

November 21, 2008

the citrus princess: chapter one

 The Citrus Princess
 

Oh, Christ.
     Once upon a time, there was a princess. A supremely boring girl who likely spent all her time being meek or kicking ass. It’s been done. What made her special, according to the royal histories, was that she smelled of oranges. Not something normal, like posies or soap, but oranges. And [...]