So I’m getting on the Metro on the way home from some minor shopping after work. It’s crowded, being rush hour and all, and I nudge my way a little bit down the row, letting my eyes drift among the variety of faces I’m presented with. A few seat rows back from where I am,… Continue reading Even when there’s no crush…
Tag: introspection
Hump Day Crush: Words from Long Ago
I’ve been reading through old journals of mine from high school. Some of it is quite painful. Not just because of my bad spelling and even worse handwriting, but because I had some really seriously depressed times back then. My head was far from screwed on straight and I had very little conscious clue of… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Words from Long Ago
Hump Day Crush: The Stories We Tell
Storytelling is in our nature. We do it to avoid unpleasant things and to make ourselves appear more enticing to others. We do it because we want something to be true. We do it to admonish ourselves. Sometimes we do it knowingly. Other times it sneaks up on us and we don’t even realize we’re… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Stories We Tell