Tag: Stranger

As July ends, it is time to reflect on the strangers I did not meet but perceived in a moment of consciousness. I entered the subway and immediately noticed you; not by your posture ut by your smell. To be frank, you stank, and when one entered the subway train, one immediately noticed you. You s...

From a balcony in Lisbon, I saw you. A phone charger with laughs and giggles. The majesty you inspire is the gospel. The holy trinity of beauty and allure. A smile that could light a thousand rooms. It wasn’t because I knew then that youth had escaped me. It was the energy of the wild young...

It’s a wedding; it’s a valet guy. 15 minutes — y’all, could be worse. It’s the arts district. It’s Your Fiancee’s close friend, former colleague. YF drives; you doll yourself up in the luminescent mirror, perfect, as you like. Bobbi Brown’s multi-st...

The island is half asleep, and so am I. It seems impossible to get out of my bed. Sticky eyelids, groggy eyeballs, barely focusing on the little screen. My hand reaches for the warm mug of coffee I have just poured in. I am having connection issues, but not with my internet line. It’s wi...