song i used to love
Songs I used to lovenow echo like wrong answersmy ears turn away
reliable job
He didn’t quit the trumpet in a dramatic way. No last note held into the ceiling. He just started answering different emails. There was a job. Reliable, which is a […]
defense
He didn’t take revenge. That would have been obvious. The fantasy version where the past is exposed under academic lighting. He imagined those versions. Anyone would. Jill sat in the […]
to quiet what remains
He counts not sheep but measures,bars that won’t resolve.The night hums like a broken amphe cannot turn off. Each thought returns in minor keys,unsettled, incomplete.He fears the fix is something […]
tuco
He’d been ripped off enough times to develop a ritual. Not a legal strategy. Not a spreadsheet. But a question. “What would Tuco Salamanca from Breaking Bad, do?” It started […]
drugs
At first, the drugs seemed helpful. Something to calm the nerves before a show. Something to keep awake on the drive home. Something to soften the empty hotel room. Something […]
rebecca
He was producing the record for free, which is how many noble mistakes begin. The singer was talented and broke. She had real songs, the kind that survive bad microphones […]
trust
He was producing the record for free, which is how many noble mistakes begin. The singer was talented and broke. She had real songs, the kind that survive bad microphones […]
mothers of invention
“You’re really passionate,” she said. This is a sentence often mistaken for praise. He walked home alone, humming “Peaches en Regalia,” which did not improve matters. Later he blamed taste, […]
Eugene
Years ago, Eugene the promoter deceived him in the ordinary way. No villains twirling moustaches in loading docks. Just promises broken with professional ease. A proper fee, a good piano, […]