"Cities, like forests, have their dens in which all their vilest and most terrible monsters hide. But in cities, what hides this way is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, what hides is ferocious, savage, and great, that is to say beautiful. Den for den, those of beasts are preferable to those of men. Caverns are better ( Read more... )

Something about the serenity and pleasant isolation of snow-covered landscapes has lulled me into the memories of driving west through desert landscapes. In that golden hue of sand and agriculture, I'd flip on the radio to keep me company, to keep me awake after 10+ hours of driving through the night. Chasing sunsets, leaving behind sunrises ( Read more... )

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I am this girl or woman or human being sitting on the floor of my work room. Shirtless. In boxers with many small cows on them. My fingertips are filthy with the accumulation of dust and grime as are the bottoms of my feet. I sneeze from time to time ( Read more... )

The past is swallowing me.
 

I dug a deep hole and buried it all. Out of shame. Out of embarrassed inexperience. Out of need. I buried it in the asphyxiated soil underneath the landscape of that city. Underneath the asphalt all my clandestine actions (yes in the bathroom while you waited, yes when I was alone at home, yes with her during her bartending break) and all my vacant ( Read more... )

When I was little I used to plug my left ear with my left hand and flush the toilet, quickly plug my other ear with my right hand, and run out before the crescendo of the loud whoosh. I felt like it was loud enough to steal my soul and whisk it away to a far away place in the sewers. I still don't like some industrial strength toilets. The sound ( Read more... )

I've been promising people underground hip hop mixes for about 10 years now - I can never seem to finish one with which I'm happy ( Read more... )

I am so very in love with aerial landscapes.

I've subconsciously perceived the large scale of urban planning throughout my entire life. And never knew it until now.

There's the correlation.

Right in front of my eyes.
 

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