• Other

    HALLOWEEN.

    Walking to 7-11 for coffee. The streets were full of loud people in cheap costumes. Then I saw her. The girl from the river. We passed each other in the cold air. She smiled at me. Just a quick, small smile, but it felt like the first real thing I’ve seen in weeks. The grey broke for a second.

  • Other

    NUMB.

    Can’t even be bothered to heat up water for ramen. I just ate it dry. I am a monster of my own making. Everything is grey.

  • Joshua

    BLESSING.

    Minako reached out today. She’s engaged. She wanted to tell me and ask for my blessing for her future. I gave it, obviously. I have no ill will toward her, we’re distant friends. But hanging up the phone… the silence of my apartment just crushed me. She’s moving forward. I’m just here.

  • Render

    STUCK.

    I am an obsolete machine in a modern world. What is the point of any of this? Biga Bosso walked past me today like I was a piece of cheap modern furniture. I feel invisible.