So, I missed a couple of days there. Not even entirely sure why. Sure, the election shit was stressful, though not the nightmare of 2016, and we sorta kinda got out of it better than we went in. But it was still stressful. Anyway, you didn't really miss anything. Well, not much. There was a drive out to Trussville, yesterday afternoon, to what used ( Read more... )

There were storms yesterday afternoon and into the night. Before sleep, I lay and listened to thunder rolling across the valley. Thunder and the whistles of trains passing through Leeds, two profoundly comforting sounds in the darkness, and the rain against the windows. Trying to focus on anything but grief and misgiving and regret, and the rain ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who commented yesterday ( Read more... )

"Same birds that followed me to school when I was young ( Read more... )