See, there's this guy. Close your eyes and try to see him if you can. It won't be easy: he's nondescript, physically average in almost every way. He's about six feet tall, but the way he holds his shoulders when he stands, very square,...
Topics: fiction, writing

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Sometimes it's really hard to write. Not that it's hard to parse reality into words; I can't seem to stop doing that most of the time, even when I try. My mind just ticks on and on, always trying to more accurately and deftly capture my...
Topics: dreams, me

{"title":"I Got Too Much Life, Flowing Through My Veins, Going To Waste","post_url":"http:\/\/chamberednautilus.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/i-got-too-much-life-flowing-through-my.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/chamberednautilus.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"BiggB","date":"2009-09-19 12:20:00","summary":"Sometimes it's really hard to write. Not that it's hard to parse reality into words; I can't seem to stop doing that most of the time, even when I try. My mind just ticks on and on, always trying to more accurately and deftly capture my..."}

I have less than nothing to say. It's hot for the first time all summer. Everyone around me groans about how cold and rainy it's been and mutters darkly about global warming. I LOVE it. I am happiest hiding in the dark like a slug under a flat...
Topics: being sick, HB, me, summer

{"title":"A New Version Of The Old Scene","post_url":"http:\/\/chamberednautilus.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/new-version-of-old-scene.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/chamberednautilus.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default?alt=rss","author":"BiggB","date":"2009-07-30 20:45:00","summary":"I have less than nothing to say. It's hot for the first time all summer. Everyone around me groans about how cold and rainy it's been and mutters darkly about global warming. I LOVE it. I am happiest hiding in the dark like a slug under a flat..."}

So,we're at an amusement park. It's half rides, half water park; everyone's in their shorts and t-shirts and wifebeaters if they're not rocking the full-out speedos-and-hawaiian shirt combo. It's hot as Satan's asscrack, too, and..
Topics: city living, local color, summer

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Gay men are funny when they get together in groups. Straight people only pick up on the obvious stuff, the constant sexual tension, the abrupt attitudes, the sudden attractions. I get that; when I'm in a crowd of straight people it's there too,...
Topics: city living, David, summer

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