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Original Stories. Maybe with a yoga theme.

Jun 7

Speedos, Slow To Get On

In August 2010 I took swimming lessons, mostly to avoid Kapotasana in Ashtanga's Second Series (if you know, you know), and wrote a piece ab

Apr 5

Velcro Part One: So Much Chewing

Velcro Part One: So Much Chewing "Wait. What’s her last name?" I texted. It was creeping into late evening and I was preparing a salad,...

Mar 29

Velcro Part Two: Introductions

Velcro Part Two: Introductions My phone makes a notification noise, it's Sean replying back, "Wait, what a good crazy sketch comedy it...

Mar 22

Velcro Part Three: Impenitence

Velcro Part Three: Impenitence During an older brother’s Bar Mitzvah in the early eighties, Aunt Striggy cleared the dance floor and had...

Mar 15

Velcro Part Four: Scammable

Velcro Part Four: Scammable I've cleaned up the salad-making mess and am sitting on the sofa with my dog wedged against me, snoring; it's...

Mar 8

Velcro Part Five: My Guy

Part Five: My Guy My dad’s wife replies back, "I'm doing fine-tks for asking. Your Dad was so pleased with your ph call, and yes, calling...

Mar 1

Velcro Part Six: Velcro

Velcro Part Six: Velcro The first time I visited Aunt Strigga in New York City, my dad, brothers, and I sat in the driveway, in our dad’s...

Feb 23

Velcro Part Seven: Slivers of Light

Part Seven: Slivers of Light Dad parked his car around the corner from the entrance to Aunt Strigga's building, in a small open lot, and...

Feb 16

Velcro Part Eight: The End and Beginning

Part Eight: The End and Beginning My aunt wants to talk to me and pulls me to the bedroom. Maybe she'll ask me to stay over and we can...