06th Jul 2012
OXYCONTIN

Methadone Madness

When I pick up my methadone at the drugstore, if more than one patient is picking up their dosage of “juice”, there is almost guaranteed to be some witty banter. ...

21st Apr 2011
“Yes, that was a weird thing to do…”

“Yes, that was a weird thing to do…”

“…to ask me to read my IKEA bill aloud.  What’s going on?  What’s wrong?”, I ask my dad.  2000 miles away he sits in a dark, well-furnished but empty, tastefully...

17th Apr 2010
on brevity, 2002

on brevity, 2002

(I wrote this in grade 12…I remember sitting in the library with my high school “BFF” studying.  She had little patience for my emotionality – both her and my math...