I was taking an overnight train to Warsaw, Poland, killing time by talking to a Ukrainian guy who was in the same cabin as me. He was on his way up to the Baltic Sea to work at a resort for the summer. He was leaving especially early to make sure he was able to find a job once he arrived.
“Never […]
Unicorns.
Getting hit by a car.
Mousey girls.
Keds.
Turtlenecks.
Fluorescent lighting.
Fooling myself into thinking that I will wake up early and work out.
Souvenirs.
Emily Dickinson.
Empty containers in the fridge.
I went to my grandparents’ funeral last weekend in Vermont, which is where they spent most of their twilight years. I’m not exactly sure how long they were married, but it was a ridiculously long time, like 78 years or something like that. My grandfather died last year on December 5, my grandmother died this year on July 20. […]