Ten.One Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty-Three

1. So dark. I think about the coming fall and winter and the amount of darkness. I’m already missing summer’s light.

2. Bullfrog is so darn loud.

3. What time is it? How much longer until I can make the coffee? I stick the bacon in the oven and then sit at write.

4. Time to bring back the rituals.

5. We know what it’s like to be the only one, all of the time. (She always looks like she’s glowing.)

6. I thought that was her car. I tell him that I really like her. I really like everyone.

7. The tomatoes are so beautiful I don’t even want to cut into them. But I’m dreaming of eating them sliced with a drizzle of olive oil and a light sprinkle of salt and pepper.

8. I take myself on a walk, remember that I haven’t listened to On Being in quite some time. The music begins and my body feels different. Church on a Monday in the woods.

9. Two feathers. This one is a woodpecker. This one might be a vulture?

10. Taste test.