Lauren and Jay remind me that the world is a kind and loving place. They pulled me out of a funk, back onto my bike and inspired me to get out into the world to remind myself of the love and kindness that dominates. They were right, the world is full of love and joy and kindness. It’s full of people who will go out of their way to help a…
The sirens’ song rang in my ears. I had resisted their call for weeks, keeping myself at work and away from the coast. As the nights shortened so did my ability to resist, and on the solstice I found myself on my Siren rendezvousing with the Pacific. I pedaled along the bay, sun in my eyes, wind in my face. I followed the traffic then the tourists angling for the best…
I’m still on edge every time I hear a loud noise. I can’t unhear it. Explosions that I talked myself into believing were just construction noises or fireworks because it wasn’t even a possibility in my mind that they were anything else. The day I trekked across Boston twice, once light on my feet and joyful, the second racing to be anywhere other than here. Every time I stop for ice…
I threw away my favorite shoes today. Calling them shoes at this point is overstating their structural integrity. They each had a hole in the sole, the tread was completely worn off, the uppers had split long ago freeing my toes of the constraints of laces. I don’t remember where I met those shoes. I know they weren’t my first pair of Saucony Kinvara 3s. I had just come back…
It’s evening rush hour, traffic is gridlocked, happy hours are full and noisy, street lights create odd shadows on the street; a typical Tuesday evening in the city. Sometimes the city breathes life into you, to be amongst other people sharing this uniquely human experience. For those other days, when it makes you feel alone, powerless, overwhelmed, or claustrophobic, there is the night swim. It's dark when I step out from…