Don’t cut my leathers.
“Peacetime” by Luke Mogelson (2015)
Month: August 2015
#222
Chorizo and egg burrito from Señor Taco on Willamette Drive. West Linn, OR.
Congealed a little too much. Gotta find that sweet spot for cooling a hot burrito.
#221
Chicken burrito from Señor Taco on Willamette Drive. West Linn, OR.
I sat on the edge of his bed and we talked about ‘Snake in the Monkey’s Shadow.’ We had discussed the film many times, and we said things that we had said before, but in the quiet of his room they felt like secrets. Our voices were low, almost hushed. His body’s warmth cast warmth over me.
“Apollo” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2015)
I sat on the edge of his bed and we talked about ‘Snake in the Monkey’s Shadow.’ We had discussed the film many times, and we said things that we had said before, but in the quiet of his room they felt like secrets. Our voices were low, almost hushed. His body’s warmth cast warmth over me.
“Apollo” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2015)
#220
Cabeza burrito from Sanchez Taqueria on 99W. Tigard, OR.
I’ve had this meat maybe a handful of times. Still not a fan. Like lengua, it’s kind of bland. It’s better suited for bite-size taco servings.
[The] safest way to avoid people like Mark was to seal yourself off, and then, when you were sealed off, it was about your face and getting it back in position, getting it to close over the darkness and everything you have stored inside.
“The Freezer Chest” by Dorthe Nors (2015)
[The] safest way to avoid people like Mark was to seal yourself off, and then, when you were sealed off, it was about your face and getting it back in position, getting it to close over the darkness and everything you have stored inside.
“The Freezer Chest” by Dorthe Nors (2015)
#219
Chicken burrito from Taqueria El Jalapeño on SW 12th Street. Sherwood, OR.
Mostly, however, I see the mothers I know in glimpses, bent like shepherdess crooks, scanning the floor for tiny Legos or half-chewed grapes or the people they once were slumped in the corners.
“Ghosts and Empties” by Lauren Groff (2015)