she finds validation in being known at starbucks i remember the first time i heard the term ‘scald’. a kid had given his dog a bath and killed it with too hot of water. the kid lived in east portland. only about ten or so. i remember thinking about the parents. are they going to…

the pavement was cold under his feet. soaked with his tears or rain. at this point he wasn’t sure which. his shoes, having been tied together and tossed onto the closest telephone wire, were now soaking too. it didn’t matter though. they were out of reach. a slight over bite is no reason to pick…

in the latter part of sleep you hear things that happen in the real world. like phone rings. but the fail to register. this morning, as i lay in bed still asleep, the phone rang. my dad answered it and seconds later was telling me to wake up because i was late for work. apparently…