Anne Tyler’s opening line: “Kate Battista was gardening out back when she heard the telephone ring in the kitchen.”
Bird Brain – Editor’s Pick
Birds were nesting inside the two ‘O’s of COOPER’S HARDWARE. I could see the mother bird fly in and out, she fluttered from one ‘O’ to the other—sticks and feathers and leaves occasionally spilling out with her back-and-forth movements. I couldn’t see details from the ground, but I envisioned her spitting worms and slugs—and whatever else birds eat—into the squeaking, pink beaks of her young.
Inclusivity
This evening felt like childhood and church and Bacchanalia.
I do not try to resolve the contradictions
Mexican Standoff
To celebrate a windfall, Greb invites you to meet him at the Caffe Boho, where he informs you of his intent to blow the money on a month in Mexico.
Thoughts on the California Drought
sitting here feeling like a used car
one part after the other failing me
the aroma of fresh brewing coffee
wakes my brain cells
Just Checking
Probably for the fifth time during the night I check my phone. I haven’t got up to check. I steal a look only because I’ve got up.