fragments: cartography of dissonance

A revealing thing about my character: I returned close to 100 books to the gsu library today — all overdue. I did not renew them by the deadline. I now owe a $105 fine.

May 23

down the mountain and up the mountain. vinings, Ga.

May 19

the end of so many things, one right after another…

May 19

self-imposed amnesia.

Feb 17

when you move, how do you edit a life?

Jan 20

a small fantasy: early morning, listening to Brahms, on the balcony with geraniums and herbs.

Dec 7

Of course, then, I always hated the New Jersey winters of my childhood where all I could do was think.

Oct 26

When I lived in New Jersey, our backyard contained two lilac bushes, one white, one light purple. or lilac. Once each spring when the lilacs were in bloom we would cut stems, wrap them in wet paper towels, and I would bring them into my teacher’s classroom.

Sep 17

Lately things seem more fortune than fate.

Sep 10

someone said to me: It seems like you are always ‘in transition.’ Is something wrong with me? I just put my townhouse on the market and plan to move to an apartment.

Aug 31