“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become real.”
“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit.
“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When [...]

My honey was here this weekend.
We picked out sheets and placemats and skillets
and tuxedos for the guys
and we tried on bands.
We also started counseling at RiverTree
and they told us what we already suspected -
that we go pretty darn good together.
Gosh. October is coming soon.
Our weekends might be a little like this from now on
((wedding things))
which [...]

We had two baby racoons in our garage today.  So cute.

I’m a little worried about them.  My dad saw them in someone’s yard earlier this week.  Where the heck is their mother?
And seriously. What is with the animals lately? First it was Feather the duck outside of our apartment. Then, the bird falling out of [...]

In a couple of days, I will be moving back to Massillon.
Massillon is not as bad as I usually make it sound.
In fact, I kind of like Massillon. Sometimes.
I like it because I can bike for miles and miles and miles without stopping for intersections.
I like the summer music concerts downtown, where I can count [...]

The places I wish to go no longer exist, at least not in the ways I want them to. The people and the circumstances are four years gone and even if they weren’t, I don’t have the capacity to enjoy them the way I used to.
The only way we can ever know how much we’ve [...]

Today as I was walking away from my apartment, a bird dropped out of the sky and fell at my feet. It was one of the most surreal things that has ever happened to me. It was alive and since it was such a small little bird, I think it must have been a baby [...]