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Writing, Rambling

A Very Warm Day

Sunday, March 19, 2006

It was a very warm day. Too early for summer. She dreaded what summer would be like. Already the cooler was running, the fan was on 5 and she felt hot and uncomfortable. The room smelled of dust. Dust everywhere. In the crevices of the keyboard, on top of everything. It felt like living in [...]

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Through an Open Window

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

The trouble with everything is that it starts out so romantically in your head. The idea of lounging endlessly on a beach chair, watching time go by in the company of lime mint coolers and tall palms.
Sitting on the steps of a train compartment at 5 am in the morning. Feeling the wind rush by [...]

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Among Other Things…

Wednesday, February 2, 2005

It’s really late.
Another night that started out with promise.
And is ending.
With random thoughts typed and saved on my phone.
Tasks left unfinished.
Tired.
For tomorrow morning.
I’m dreaming of drowning in endless cups of strong sweet black coffee.
I’m thinking of friends. Who have come and gone.
Of brownies that were baked in a moment of insufferable optimism.
I’m thinking of my [...]

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