I thought they’d finally perfect heterosexual, penetrative sex and show us all what went wrong. I thought it would be beautiful, synchronized, like watching an old couple dancing with one another. I thought they would know each other’s bodies in a holy, miraculous way.
I envisioned a kind of electric…
Yes, most of them assume English is not my first language, and are shocked when I can speak. They can’t help but compliment me…even though, like them, I’m American.
These days, I just reply, “I learned English from Tupac and Biggie.”
News flash—Americans of all colors, ages, sizes, and genders…
“This was supposed to be a free place. No rules about vaccines. And now you’re starting with the mandates, too!”
“Yeah. We didn’t have mandates because we didn’t have enough vaccines. The United States and Canada got it first. Now we finally have it. It wasn’t about morals. …
There’s a particular person I know who literally does not want their children to succeed. In fact, they delight in their failures — failed jobs, failed relationships, unexpected pregnancies, when their kids have any health problems — they fuckin’ delight in it.
Does that seem crazy? Of course it does…
We have this narrative in our society that art is not a real job. We must eventually put those dreams down, as though we are carrying them like a weight. We have to open our hands and let go, so that we can then start working for a company.
Art…
There used to be certain people who seemed to needle me all the time. They would basically troll me or upset me on purpose, just for a reaction. And I would become upset, understandably so. I would look for validation — Do I have a right to be upset? Do…
“Student loan forgiveness isn’t fair!”
“Okay. I still want it, though.”
“But it’s not FAIR.”
“Life isn’t fair.”
“What?”
“Yeah, weren’t you the one who said life wasn’t fair when my dad was laid off, or when my mom got pregnant as a teenager and needed help, or when I…
As a writer, I sometimes notice people are very precious about their ideas. They think they have the best idea, and they have to execute it in the perfect way.
But this perfectionism gets in the way of actually creating and releasing anything. …
Hey, there are worse things.
I’m on Day…8? 7? I don’t know how to count. Of my mandated quarantine in Costa Rica.
I tested positive just over a week ago as I was trying to leave the country, and by Costa Rican law, I have to quarantine for 10 days…
About a month ago, I was robbed in Costa Rica. All of my other banks and servicers…like PayPal…were quick to cancel my cards. …
