Ten.One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Forty-Four

1. In the dream, we are now trapped in the car. There is water all around us, milky and rising. There is nowhere to go. I am panicking, we cannot find our cars, we are all crying.

2. I wake myself up, still awash with a sense of dread.

3. Finally, coffee.

4. I turn around and look at her. Tank top. No sweater. It’s 41 degrees. Can you even wear straps that thin? “Find something now,” I say, knowing full well the sweater will be off once she gets to school.

5. We are ready to conquer the morning. Only 25% of the shoot left to complete.

6. I bring him the Wall Street Journal. Tell him that it usually goes in the recycling bin because I never make time to sit and read it. I'm glad to pass it on to him so he can enjoy such a momentous occasion.

7. I forgot to give him the covid test. When can I come? I have no idea. I don't know when I can escape, I tell the nurse. I put down the phone and stare out at the tops of the trees. It just is what it is.

8. Sweating as we remove the covers. Birds nests falling out of the umbrellas. This is process we will continue to refine.

9. We talk about what we think we’d like to be doing in 10 years. “I really don't know, Yoshi. I’m just trying to get to the point where I can live in my little cabin on the coast and farm a little bit and maybe become a potter.” “That is the goal, isn't it?” he confirms.

10. More forgetting.

11. “Your instincts were right.”