If you take my stuff apart, you'll find my choruses of repetitions are picked up almost verbatim from Kurt Vonnegut, and my distanced fracture quality is all from Amy Hempel, who's probably my favourite writer.

As we grow older I always think, why didn't I do more when I was young, why didn't I risk more?

Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture for the assurance that the tiny bit that comes through is safe and clean. White noise.

I try to get centered: Watching white moon face The stars never feel anger Blah, blah, blah, the end

You don’t care where I live or how I feel, or what I eat or how I feed my kids or how I pay the doctor if I get sick, and yes I am stupid and bored and weak, but I am still your responsibility.

Her mom and dad are both doctors and want her to follow her dream, not turn out the way they have, no matter how much it costs them.

On game shows, some people will take the trip to France, but most people will take the washer and dryer pair.