Baby we were born to run It’s a perfectly quaint, slightly dark nostalgic room like a 1950s pharmacy. The bottles on the cabinet sure seemed like old-school items to lift her spirits. It wasn’t her home. It never would be. It was now or never to break free. […]
Laughing in the Purple Rain After a few days of sanity at home where I packed and packed, it is back to the daily grind and craziness of the workplace. Why do we work again? Ah, yes, money. Oh, I mean personal fulfillment. These next few days, starting with […]
One day she would mightily, forcefully breathe again She put her slipper on as the garden was pretty hard on her sensitive feet. That sculpture haunted her, kept her company. It was going to devour her just like everything else in this world had lately. Its bony fingers […]
Which of my social media selves will be quiet today? I woke up this morning thinking that I need a quiet day. I am thinking of doing something I have not done in a long time. I am thinking of not doing anything. Doing nothing. Just sitting and […]
Living in time-zone limbo The last five weeks have been a bit surreal for me to the point that at times I feel like I am in the television show Lost. I now shuffle between San Francisco and New York; flying out every two weeks or so to […]
Eating Away at My Brain A few days back, I passed a clearly distressed man who was teetering on a corner who appeared to be foaming at the mouth He as also screaming obscenities and somewhat (feebly) swinging at people. Thus, it was very hard to try […]
Testing Myself The last three weeks have been a real test of the confidence I have in myself. I know I am good at what I do. I know I am smart, funny, have integrity, and am quite modest. However, when you do a change in environment […]
Adrift in a Haiku Battered thoughts adrift Lifejackets disappearing Applause driving me
Sow the land: To what purpose? Yesterday, I spent five hours walking about San Francisco and Oakland trying to assess my possible new-home options. Let me start off with the conclusion that my options are dismal; as they are for a grand portion of the population here […]
Fires I have Been Through Fires, I have been through Eaten dolls, books randomness Carry me in fear