Streetlights are flashing on as the evening darkness settles in with the rain. The LED glare is harsh and sudden. The late fall dampness is terrible. The rain never seems to let up. Everything is soggy and sticky. It's a miserable time of year. The restaurants along this street are still doing brisk business. Everyone on their way home from work and shirking the duty of cooking. Takeout is the qui...
The windows are down and the hot air of summer is blasting into the car. It's sunny and the world is gently cooking under the early summer warmth. The freeway cuts through and around the hills covered in green canopies and fields of cattle. The early evening sun is glaring through the windshield at that awkward angle that's too low for the visor but too high to adjust your seat. The smell comes ou...
It’s just a cabinet. And not even a particularly sturdy one. I’m impressed it’s still standing and that the doors haven’t been ripped completly off. It’s not quiet. I can’t get that lucky. I briefly consider lining it with scraps of fabric to insulate myself further from everything that exists outside of my cabinet.
I’m not designed for this world. I’m not wired right. The older I get, the more a...