When I saw my blood on the snow I realized it was the first time I'd ever seen it. Blood stained snow.

Growing up in Michigan  winters I'd seen all kinds of other mixtures. Dog shit on snow. Motor oil on snow. Piss on snow. But I was amazed to have...

In college, happiness never felt more than a coffee away.

No matter how anxious or glum the day, he knew that if he were to sit down at a cafe , order a  coffee and people watch for a couple hours he would be back to his regular old self again....

Inside the red box above her wardrobe there were many miscellaneous cards that she might use one day. For example there was a keycard she used to use at a laundromat back in her old college town. This keycard still had over 12 dollars left on it so she'd kept...

For the first time since that chance entry into that  bookstore years ago, she felt alive for the first time  today .

She wanted to wear something, deliberately, when going to the store. And all she wanted to do was go to the store. It was not a chore... something she...

When Jimmy bought home a dozen  eggs for a dollar I asked him how that was even possible. It was on sale he said. But I just couldn't imagine how eggs could be that cheap. Like I mean how can anybody make money off selling eggs, for a dozen a...

I spent years unsure of why Madame Carey used a cast iron skillet when making crepes . Whenever I tried to make them using cast iron my batter would stick to the surface and I'd end up eating a scrambled fried batter mixture instead. Also I'd be left with a...

I walked up the porch, my hand feeling empty.
It had gotten used to holding my suitcase the entire trip, but now she insisted that she carry it in for me.

"I'm sorry that Patrick isn't here to greet you." she spoke to me while carrying my small suitcase in for me....

It's been raining all night, my girlfriend said this morning.

When I went into the bathroom and I looked out the window I thought about how this is how  snowmageddon would arrive. The temperature would fall below freezing tonight and then it would all turn into snow.

Being snowed in is a...

How many people that you've interacted with has ever killed somebody?

I don't mean soldiers who've killed in the context of duty, but I mean murder within the context of 'normal' society.

They crawl to work, drive the same highways as us. You might even see them at your favorite cafe or...

A lot of the people I listen to at the shelter sell plasma . For a good portion of them the cash they make from plasma is their only source of income. I'll see them invite others to come with them, because as Todd told me, "they get bonuses for...