Wife in the bathroom, gargling.

Then I remember:

…you dropped a line, bait and sinker,
for the first time in your life

The memory. Slices of ginger grow back onto the root.

someone lived here once

The Oak Tree

hears the music of the wind

When I was little, my uncle took it upon himself to teach me things.

Today a woman went mad in the supermarket

Gram prepared paklava and bourma
without a written recipe. Like a newly
hatched bird I’d wait for bits of sweetness

SATURDAY

Alka Seltzer
Vit B tabs (ones that fizz)
Coffee
Red Bull

Whenever I read a good suspense thriller, a feeling comes over me, a haunting sensation that lingers with me even when I am away from the pages.

I believe that he can be, like me, an impulsive romantic.

What goes through the mind of a blue heron

‘Friday I’m in Love’ is playing on the digital jukebox at the local dive.

“Mom’s gonna be mad if she sees you took that thing out,” Cal said.

For the longest time, I couldn’t even say his name.

vistas approach, recede:

I got up early and raced down to peek at my presents, even though in our house you had to wait till after lunch to open them.