if my mother were here

I'd be more efficient.

hot town

summer in the city

back of my neck 

dirty and gritty

stood next to the screen window in the utilities room, breeze drifts in. at least cellphone reception is good here. 

good byes

it would be too hard if I weren't coming back.

basic necessities

tl's dogs:

dixie will do anything for food.

duke will do anything for love. 

saturday night

warm night. on the patio, eating by the light of my computer. sounds of a baby laughing, gurgling drift across the alley.

not older, just closer to death

a little part of me dies when I find out a man I might have married is now engaged.

t + 8 yrs?

"where is dr. w today?"
"he's on vacation, getting much needed facetime with his kids."
"oh yeah?"
"yes. his son was at preschool and made a drawing of his family. It was a woman with two children.
when he came home, his parents asked: 'where's daddy in the picture?'
'daddy's at work!'"

ouch.