PinnedUlyssesA Gambler’s AnecdotePeople keep telling me to speak. I don’t know if this is for me, or my ego, but there is indeed some part of me that wishes to relent. So…Jan 13Jan 13
PinnedUlyssesDon’t be Like MeI wake up from a bright and colorful, dopamine fueled blackout. The first thing I’ve decided to do is jerk it.Jun 17, 20201Jun 17, 20201
UlyssesWhen We Get Home SafeTonight I’d go out for a birthday. A bar out in a city I’ve never been to despite living not too far for 20+ years. I don’t go to the bars…Aug 9Aug 9
UlyssesWho I Fear. What I used to be.There are men buried alive in these walls. Hungry, desperate, callous, and especially lonely, men clawing to make their way out so they can…Jul 29Jul 29
UlyssesI Just Feel Sorry for NileThere was a man singing in my neighborhood today. He sang for blocks and when I ran into him a half-mile away, he was still singing…Jul 26Jul 26
UlyssesThe Other ManThere’s a slackjaw in here. A half-lidded beast that breathes through his mouth agape. He stares off into space.Jun 14Jun 14
UlyssesSorry, AmonAs a kid, in spite of grievous loss, I still couldn’t have ever predicted catastrophe. I don’t think anyone in our friend group did…May 11May 11
UlyssesIn my Deluded Little GardenI always do well before I don’t. Irony is that not doing well just means these feelings come back. Like levies bursting. Like hurtling…Feb 29Feb 29
UlyssesThis One’s for the HomiesBecause I wanted to marry her. Because I still dream about her, like I do my dead dog and get to think “He’s not really dead, he’s only…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
UlyssesMemories of the grind.I don’t remember the day. I don’t even remember why I was there. I don’t remember why I had come home to Berkeley.Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020