PinnedBello’s Final DaysYou’ve come for something, I suppose. Something rare and dear and of no use to me. My carpets? My coin collection? Come to see me with hat…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
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A Little AdriftToday we walked into a branch of LensCrafters to buy sunglasses. As we walked past the slouching security guard, who, if he weren’t a…Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 2023
ORANGE BLOSSOM[Avro Pärt] took a pen out of his pocket and put it in front of me, as if that would explain everything. ‘Schubert’s pen,’ he said, ‘was…Jul 4, 20231Jul 4, 20231
Good NightTo find His light I made my own dark. Although I’d been assured It was extinguished some time ago I continue on.May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
