Ten.One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Eighty-Nine

1. I don’t think I could wake up any earlier than I already am. But I need to wake up earlier than I already am.

2. The half-oat milk, half-coffee seems to be doing the trick.

3. His cart is still wet and a little dirty. He slides across the entire seat to dry it with his pants. A true gentleman.

4. I am sad that I can’t go, but I also need this time alone to do real work.

5. “…how come you didn’t tell me?” “I don’t know.”

6. The sound of gravel crunching underneath my feet. Little gray lizards scurrying between the rocks. The courts are empty and quiet.

7. Sometimes, when you don’t care, you feel a little more free.

8. I am excited for her.

9. Fewer than yesterday but keeping the faith.

10. He’s feeling proud.