Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Ninety-Seven

1. In one dream, we are being followed in the Target. In another, she throws a stack of file folders. In another, Ari Hest’s “Ann Marie” plays loudly in the background.

2. I forgot about the date milk last night so I drink it for breakfast this morning.

3. I stick my face in the sun.

4. A little relieved.

5. “Must feeling brave today,” I say to her as I open the car door. “White pants and a full cup of coffee while driving.” I think I hear a giggle.

6. No wi-fi.

7. Chipped nail polish.

8. A small cluster of orange poppies in a sea of dried grasses.

9. I shake the bottle of green juice but the top isn’t on it, and so green liquid splashes all over my white pants and the keyboards of both computers - and the window, and the desk.

10. Of course, the air conditioning in the car would go out.