The Axe Was Not the Problem
August thirtieth. The problem, Simone said, is that people overthink it. You just throw. It's basically darts. She said this with the full confidence of someone who had also never…
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Gerald Has Opinions About August
August nineteenth. Gerald's vine reached the shelf below his pot sometime last week, and I didn't notice until this morning when I was standing at the counter waiting for the kett…
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The Bread Was Not the Problem
August eighth. I want to say upfront that I know how to use a knife. I have been using knives for my entire adult life, and I have even, since sometime around 2018, been making br…
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The Jury Summons Was Always Going to Be in There
July twenty-eighth. There was a pile. I want to be honest about the pile before anything else, it had been on the kitchen table for approximately three weeks, migrating occasional…
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The Ratio Was Always Going to Be Negotiated
July seventeenth. The thing about cold brew is that it requires a level of optimism I am not sure I consistently possess. You make a decision in the morning that won't pay off unt…
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The List Did Not Survive the First Stall
July sixth. There was a list. I want to establish that before anything else. Not a long list, four things, written in my notes app on Saturday evening with the kind of confidence…
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The Shift Ended Eventually
June twenty-fifth. Nine hours. That is how long the shift was, and I want that number on the page before anything else because it explains everything that comes after. Simone and…
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The Keys Were Visible Through the Window the Entire Time
June fourteenth. I want to begin by saying that I could see them. The keys. Sitting in the cupholder on the driver's side, very clearly, through the window, in the exact spot I al…
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The Tahini Did Not Make It
June third. The chickpeas were already in the blender. That is the part that makes it worse. Simone had come over on a Wednesday, her yoga slot had been cancelled, my climbing ses…
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The Keyboard Was Right There The Whole Time
May twenty-third. I want to be very clear that I have been using a touchscreen keyboard since approximately 2012. I am not new to this. I have sent thousands of texts. I have writ…
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