Monthly Archives: February 2010

Need to Sleep

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Neil

Writing on the iPhone is so personal. I am in bed. I am thinking about you, but I don’t know you. I hold you in my hands as I type. My thumb slides over and around your tender keys, hoping … Continue reading →

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Codependent

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Neil

I was reading a little about codependency after an IM conversation with Juli Ryan, a blogger living in New Zealand, who was kind enough to say, “I think you might be co-dependent,” in that blunt manner that Kiwis are famous … Continue reading →

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Carpool Lane

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Neil

I am enjoying writing posts on my iPhone. They tend to be short, snapshots of half-baked ideas, complete with amusing errors from the spell-checker, passages with no literary value. I am sitting in the waiting room of Sophia’s therapist, dragged … Continue reading →

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Pile of Laundry

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Neil

How much can you tell about a person’s state of mind by seeing a pile of laundry?

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Everything Wrong

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Neil

My feet want to write. My fingers want to run. My brain wants to rest between your soft breasts. My cock wants to worry. Everything right is everything wrong. My soul wants the nourishment from a thousand deserts. Nonsense on … Continue reading →

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Couples

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Neil

Before she left for Florida, I asked my mother if she wanted me to set her up a Flickr account. She said she doesn’t really like seeing photos on the computer. She prefers the snapshot that you can hold in … Continue reading →

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I Could Write

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Neil

I could write about what’s on my mind, but you don’t want to know. These words would create a slowly-cooked stew of disturbing images of sickness, illness, and dying, a stubborn refusal of my FIL to eat or drink or … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day, 2010

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Neil

I’m not in a happy place in my romantic life. But for some reason, I remain optimistic about the potential of love, even when I am at a low point, like today, sitting in a hotel room a few blocks … Continue reading →

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California Rain

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Neil

I’m sick of the sound of the California rain, the pitter patter of the drizzle, the daily downpour since December.  Is it over? Once upon a time, the rain was nice.  We would close shop and stay in bed and … Continue reading →

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Making Fun of Twitter at the Hospital

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Neil

It was claustrophobic in my FIL’s hospital room, so I took a walk down the corridor. As I walked past ICU, an old man beckoned to me from inside his room. I was reluctant to enter. I was unsure of … Continue reading →

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