letter to a friend : on feeling sad

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Your sadness is understandable.  One of the things I hate to feel the most is left behind or unwanted/unneeded.  Not to project any of these things on you, but for me at least, I feel this way pretty regularly.  I think it comes with my disposition.  I like to remind myself that anyone who ever [...] Continue Reading »

for our friends in Tuxtla Gutierrez

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[ from the both of us and we're listening to Radiohead (Amnesiac) ] Written for Jessica and Edwin’s wedding: We are honored to be standing here with you on this day.  Our wish to you is that marriage will bring you joy, laughter, adventure, and gratitude, all of which are gifts you bring to us. [...] Continue Reading »

settling quiet

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[ from addair who is listening to Ian Brown (Solarized) ] I’ve craved solitude for a while now and I’ve been partly fulfilled.  During the day I have a house to myself and I’ve been able to get some work done.  I paint in the mornings; music on before the sun comes up and cleaning out my brushes before it peaks [...] Continue Reading »

why he is at the top of my list

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(from ashley) As much as my fiercely independent disposition hates to admit it, I depend on Levon.  We’ve been apart for 11 days, the longest period in five years, and I’m realizing just how much of my daily act of living intertwines with his.  Humans are relational beings, and though I don’t pretend to wholly understand why [...] Continue Reading »