August 2010
14 posts
Sandyhook
I’m at Cape Cod for the week, but my mind still remembers that time at sandyhook, nj, several years ago.
Out to the rocks, green furred clams attached below the water level. My body is half submerged, feet dangling in suspension. Trying to swim against the current to the shore. So many horizons about me. 180 degrees of sky, degrees of water, and if I flail hard enough, I can see the shore....
Time and place
Since I was young, certain parts of my house scare me. Before I was born, my family discovered a secret room in our attic (which now we use as a computer room). There’s a lot of tension in that room. Energy from stress, energy from negativity, energy from bad memories. One would think a secret room would be exciting - it’s something I’ve always dreamed about finding. It’s...
The past 4 or 5 days have been so jersey.
Nonfiction and fiction in new jersey
When my father was on the board of education, there were a few people who would constantly complain about nit picky things. Or the standard issues ie, money, the budget, etc. One of those complainers was infamous. She went to city council meetings every night to nag for minutes on end about how she tripped on that side walk between beverly and cumberland street. It’s not even! What do we pay...
My body
From my gut to my shoulder blades through my collar bones to the top of my crown, is in pain. It’s a throbbing, achey, nauseous, dull pain, and I am quite sick of feeling it. Last week, all four of my wisdom teeth were pulled. Since then, I wake up every night because I think I’m about to be violently ill or the bones in my face are throbbing. This week does not compare to the...
It’s been a while. This summer has been extremely difficult. I’ve let myself down, but I’m ready to learn and absorb and challenge myself greatly this semester. Hardest one yet.
