The Week After Thanksgiving
November twenty-ninth. The week after Thanksgiving is its own strange weather. Everything feels slightly deflated, the big meal behind you, December not quite arrived yet, the cit…
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The Sunday That Asked Nothing
November eighteenth. There's a version of a day off where you have a list, errands, emails, at least one thing you've been putting off since October. And then there's a Sunday lik…
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What She Chose
November seventh. Carol's letter came on a Thursday and I read it standing in my coat, keys still in my hand. I don't know why I didn't sit down first. Some letters you just read…
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The Group Chat Incident of October 2019
October twenty-seventh. I was trying to text a perfectly reasonable message about whether the climbing gym would be crowded on Tuesday, and my phone, my phone, which I trust, whic…
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What Carol Chose
October sixteenth. The letter came on a Wednesday. Not a card this time, two full pages, Carol's handwriting going all the way to the margin on both. I stood at the kitchen counte…
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Close Enough
October fifth. The sweater was already on before I decided the sweater was the answer. That's how Tuesday went. I've been thinking about the Carol postcard, it's been on the count…
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Earned Tired
September twenty-fourth. There's a specific kind of tired that starts in your forearms and works outward until it reaches your opinions, your plans, and eventually your ability to…
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The Ceiling After the Credits
September thirteenth. I had a plan for this evening. The plan was: one episode, then read, then sleep at a reasonable hour like a person who has things to attend to tomorrow. The…
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The Tomato Situation
Labor Day weekend. We had a plan, which was to go to the farmers market, buy honey, and leave before either of us spent more than we'd budgeted. The plan lasted about seven minute…
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The Autocorrect Situation
August twenty-second. Simone got a new phone last week. I know this because she has mentioned it approximately zero times, which is how Simone announces things, they appear, compl…
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