: may I have a word? :
Despite the swagger and braggadocio, Sideshow Don isn’t a linguistic genius. His vocabulary is limited to superlatives and insults. That isn’t inventive, that’s bluster. Sad. I,…
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: back on the horse :
Bike, actually. That’s what I fell off of, so that’s what I had to get back on. And it wasn’t easy, let me tell you. My heart pounded in my ears, my knees quaked, and I…
: an unlikely sanctuary :
A bus bench is hardly your typical refuge. To the well-adjusted, they’re a basic necessity, but not quite a full-fledged convenience. They’re unyielding and unforgiving with…
: when a post stinks :
: the deathwatch beetle :
: resolutions for the underachiever :
: I brake for plastic bags :
: life as a junkie :
With the arrival of cool temperatures and shorter stretches of daylight, I spend the better part of my mornings and afternoons chasing sunshine. I want it…
: one true thing :
And I should know, because I’m a card-carrying Lucy, a flighty, impractical whirlwind of disastrous schemes and wild ideas. Half-assed is my specialty and I’m unswayed…
: we’re all of us seahorses :
Or, to put it another way, we’re sitting ducks. Classified as a carnivorous fish, seahorses are found in shallow, temperate waters around the world and have…
: the summoning :
Oh, don’t mind me. Just pretend I’m not here and go on about your business. I don’t mind being ignored. No, sir, I’d consider it a…
