Paying in Time
The contempt the place exuded for the people inside it felt physical, hanging in the air like humidity.
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hospitals
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When the Healing Place Exploded
Clothes, plants, and broken aluminum doors on balconies—all was inside out.
A Vocabulary for Apostates
I needed to reshape the definitions of words that were used against me.
Father Time Is Undefeated
It’s a strange thing, seeing a reliable machine fail. Seeing a hero crash to earth.
Metaphors for My Forgetful Heart
My body is a drum, its last vibration fading out. My body is a temple, serene and contemplative, all voices finally stilled. My body is a glider plane, floating on warm currents of air in the eerie, engineless quiet.
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: I Know This Fireman
My father makes me cry when he starts crying and walks into the kitchen to call 911 because he doesn’t know how to fix this. He is the guy who could always fix everything.
The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Remembering Molly
Ten years later I still wondered about those aviator glasses and whether The Breakfast Club could restore us.