Where has all the homework gone, long time passing? Where has all the homework gone, long time ago? I have decided that I am not allowed to freak out about the future. Worrying about the future feels like the aliens have landed and are using their invisible alien brain hoses to fill my head with […]
Nonfiction
This is happening.
I like to swim. I will swim in pretty much any body of water. Cold, warm, wavy, still, foggy, clear. For years, my preferred body of water was the spectacular pool at the Koret Center at USF. I would try and get out there at least twice a week to swim laps until either a) […]
Show your good side.
Willa noticed this sign on the Perth subway train: Everyone on this train is different, with a different life, a different story. Just like you. But you’re all here together, sharing the ride. That means you need to think about each other for a moment. Nothing deep and meaningful, just a quick thought about whether […]
Second Stage?
Oh hello Frustration, AKA second stage of culture shock. There you are, you scheming, handsome devil. Welcome to our home. Would you like a glass of wine? No? Is that because there’s a COCKROACH THE SIZE OF A FUN-SIZE SNICKERS BAR ON THE EDGE OF YOUR WINE GLASS? There were some tears last night. […]
Nigel the Piano Man
Last Friday morning, I called Nigel, the man in Perth who will rent you a piano and deliver it to your house the same day. We had a piano by 2:30 that afternoon. It is difficult for me to say this, and probably even more difficult for Dave to hear it, but here it goes. […]