Ten.One Thousand, One Hundred & Ninety-Six

1. I hear the dog’s nails on the stairs.

2. Two pears, a glass of orange juice. Water. Coffee.

3. I step outside. The air is cool. The colors of sunrise. I had forgotten how pretty the morning sky is here.

4. Remembering that I’m likely to blow things out of proportion right now.

5. Afternoon ride. More Dua Lipa. Slightly cooler than yesterday. Blue heron. Black and yellow butterfly. Roofers.

6. It feels good to have done something normal like browse a library. I forgot to wear gloves so I try not to touch anything. There is no Didion. How is there no Didion?

7. Learning something new.

8. A book. Alice Munro and three bars of chocolate. Three bars! And the collection that I didn’t pick from the library.

9. Sushi.

10. Very hot bath. Alice Munro. One whole bar of chocolate. Gratitudes.