faulty vision
From the monthly archives: June 2000
The great tragedy of dwarf hamsters is that in addition to their charm and miniature size, they are likewise cursed with minute craniums capable of holding only the smallest of pea-sized brains.
Near the end of 1998, alone in San Francisco and estranged from the person who had inspired my move to the City to [...]
Somewhere in San Francisco, there is a fish harboring a dark, obsessive passion for me. I know this. He stalks me.
I first encountered him while waiting for the bus to San Rafael. I say ‘him’ because I lack the capability to distinguish between genders when it comes to ichthyological life forms. Being a two-year [...]
Part of the thrill of living in San Francisco is that the buildings are so close together, one often gets a perfect view of neighboring windows in next-door buildings. Case in point: our kitchen, my bedroom, and our closet-sized sitting room all look into the windows of a small apartment plastered next to our building. [...]
So on Monday, I got a phone call from Jazz in Seattle, and talked with her for four hours.
I suppose it’s a measure of my friendship with her that I’m willing to talk to her on the phone for so long. In fact, it’s a measure of friendship with anybody that I’m willing to [...]
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