There is a man for whom I am in-lovewith such passion and devastation. And in this love is an unrequited lovethat will only ever complete a friend’s demonstration. His smile does not pain mebut rekindles that ever sought platonic joy. His embrace does not degrade mebut rejuvenates an unrequited love I must employ. Fear is …
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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Location: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Date: April 2017 Setting: The following wedding took place on the pristine white sandy beaches of an all-inclusive resort on the far eastern coastline of the Dominican Republic. A simple 8 foot white cloth canopy was posted into the sandy beach, only a few yards from the sapphire blue waves …
San Antonio, Texas
Location: San Antonio, Texas Date: February 2016 Setting: The following wedding took place just south of the city on a small plot of land converted into a wedding venue, complete with large modern barn for a reception hall. The ceremony took place outside, with me at a podium, and the closed barn doors as the …
Flash Grief
It arrives as a surprise the grief like ice on the back for something that never was Me: Question (Awkward Page) Him: An Affirmative (Awkward Page) Me: Projection (With Hope)Him: Emotional Response (Evasive Maneuvers) TimeInstinct. Doubt. Fear. Preservation. Marches Me: Question (Clarifying) Him: The Negative (Clarified) Me: Question (Fragile Hope)Him: The Negative (Emphatic) Me: Question …
Blue Suns
It’s the way he looks at me really -- We are not together. We arrive separately. We know each other’s names. We are surrounded by mutual friends. It’s the way he stops -- to look at me really -- Constant rounds of drinks are being cycled through the crowd. The chatter. The banter. The sudden …
Letters from the Latrine 