August 18th, 2010 - Tyler - permalink
Soap and I were sitting at a bar in the same city where we’d spent most of our lives. We didn’t usually go to bars, neither of us cared all that much for drinking or the atmosphere. We preferred the…
Read More...3 Comments »August 9th, 2010 - Tyler - permalink
The hunger struck me after I cleared a trip in the East Bluff while it was still daylight. There were options in the area…Chinese food seemed too expensive, and I doubted I’d have time to really enjoy it, on a…
Read More...6 Comments »August 2nd, 2010 - Tyler - permalink
Another night drinking beer and smoking cigarettes on the porch. She was depressed (the way I usually am), and that always brings out the best in me. I was attentive and affectionate. I told her how lucky I am, she…
Read More...1 Comment »July 26th, 2010 - Tyler - permalink
Saturday night I cleared a trip in Peoria Heights about a quarter til four. I was tired already, there was enough time for one or two more flag trips leaving downtown. Then I’d go home and get some sleep.
I…
Read More...4 Comments »July 17th, 2010 - Tyler - permalink
The last time I fell in love, I fell hard. I was pedaling beside midday traffic, white sleeves rolled up just below the elbow, tie flapping over my shoulder in the wind, like a flag proclaiming my awesomeness.
It was…
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Our enclosed porch had turned into a modern art exhibit. The square panes of glass were speckled with moving polka dots. Flies. They could see the freedom in the front yard beyond, but could move no further and couldn’t understand…
Read More...2 Comments »July 15th, 2010 - Tyler - permalink
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking…