inspired by banter between client and masseuse @ Tuina on Dundas St W, TO 8 min, 2.15.13 @ my desk Lucas heard the question but the foul odor from the other side of the wall distracted him. It wasn’t really a wall but a ruby hued floral bed sheet hung across the middle Read more…
inspired by the smiling woman at the TDcanadatrust bank at CAMH 8 min, 2.12.13 @ Starbucks, Queen + Ossington, TO She always smiles and says hello to the Security Guard when she goes in to use the ATM. She tries to remember to look him in the eye and acknowledge Read more…
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 8 min @ the kitchen table, TO ‘Your problem Rian is that you think the world owes you.” “Is that the best you can come up with? That is not even Psych 101, that’s like Psych for Dummies. Barely.” Rian’s ‘Damian’ blue eyes glare Read more…
Killing Floor by Lee Child 8 min @ my desk, TO, 2.4.13 The awkward moment came just as I knew it would, but I still wasn’t prepared. I’d been waiting a week for Monday to come. Clean slate, fresh start Monday. But this is not going according to the plan. Frack! Read more…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K.Rowling 8 min @ R2, 668 Queen St. W, TO 2.1.13 No one seemed to study with the same fervor as Amy . She thought it would have gotten better her sophomore year but it was worst. So much worse. The library was Read more…
“Kinda,” I said. The Fault Was In Our Stars by John Green 8 min @ Sublime Espresso Bar, Kensington Market, TO I knew I used the wrong word from the sour look on Aunty’s face. I have, not I got. Since the day I reached Aunt Clarice’s house she’d been Read more…
Psalms 78.41, The Bible 8 min in bed @ Aunty’s, Queens NY, 1.24.13 It was a stupid plan. It wasn’t even a plan, hence the stupidity. “There’s a big difference between spontaneous and stupid, Arlene.” Georgie had only said that a million times. But she’d said just as many times Read more…
Interview Magazine, Dec/Jan 2013 8 min @ Happy Bones NYC, 1.22.13 Water and light. That is it. That is all the baby needs. They only had one baby. Zoe had picked up the fledgling money tree in Chinatown when they moved into the Parkdale storefront. Garrett didn’t think they’d keep Read more…