I saw my reflection in the glossy book cover. It was the kind of book with the tell-tale scripty title font that seemed to chant “I’m full of shit… I’m full of shit.” I’ve always been a little perturbed by Christian dogma. But in my mother’s trembling hands, the book charmed me. She offered it […]

“Take me out tonight, where there’s music and there’s people, and they’re young and alive,” cooed the opening band for the Faint. There’s nothing worse than a bad experimental German band covering the Smiths. Honestly.
Last night Alexandra and I drove to Dallas to see the Faint play, giddy for the entire car trip. Of course, […]

I fondled the bottle cap nervously in my hands. I felt the metal ridges with my sweaty fingers.
“I feel like inanimate objects give me secrets to life. Like messages on street signs and newspaper headlines,” I joked nervously. “I’m the kind of guy who gets blank fortunes.” I followed my statement by reaching in my […]

I fondled the bottle cap nervously in my hands. I felt the metal ridges with my sweaty fingers.
“I feel like inanimate objects give me secrets to life. Like messages on street signs and newspaper headlines,” I joked nervously. “I’m the kind of guy who gets blank fortunes.” I followed my statement by reaching in my […]

I fondled the bottle cap in my hand, feeling the metal ridges with my sweaty fingers.
“It’s funny… I feel like life often gives me messages. Often they’re textual, like on street signs or inanimate objects. I’m the kind of guy who gets blank fortune cookies,” I joked nervously. I looked into his brown eyes, and […]