June on the west coast, pt. I

There was a strange moment this morning when, seeing the clock read “8:00,” I thought I had somehow returned to yesterday evening. I am trying to figure out what the next three months will look like without the red tea kettle in the morning, without this view.
I spent the last nine months putting roots in [...]

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Semantic Susurrus

Walking around downtown, there are so many pious youth with their heads covered in reverence to an unresponsive deity. Hipsters wearing knit hats, cruising from one temple to another, following musicians. Pipers. With all that wool covering their ears, one would think they would be safe.
But-
These ones, the painfully hip adult children, have no idea [...]

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Directionless, yes.

I.
I am* walking through my ninth floor window across the city, down to Elliot Bay. I have not become particularly large but the skyscrapers become stepping-stones. I have learned & acknowledged that reality is subjective and I can defy physics.
When I finally make it down to the pier, I look back and the city has [...]

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I need a camera to my eye.

I have been looking for so long through my expensive new eye. My cyclops sees in wide angle, in vivid color, and it is sometimes too lazy to use manual focus.
And I love looking at the world, but I have been looking for what feels like so long. My eyes are tired, my camera battery [...]

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