love and other bad ideas, final pt

The Autopsy I must say, she took the fact that she destroyed my life and my ability to trust anyone ever again pretty well… almost heroically. But, I mostly blame myself for trusting her. If jealousy is a green-eyed monster, complacency is a different monster probably with different colored eyes. Always assume the worst. That […]

love and other bad ideas, pt four

[Part One, Part Two and Part Three here] “You seem distant”, Simone tells me. “Nonsense”, I exclaim from the hallway, “I can still make out your hair color and general build from here” “Is something wrong?” Something? EVERYTHING! I’m trapped, trapped like a rat in a trap or a deer in a sports car. My […]

love and other bad ideas, Part three

[Part one is here; Part two is here] Orwell Said that Sex Equals Death But he Left Out the Pain and Depression I always feel guilty after sex; fortunately, guilt looks exactly like contemplation, so I simply look as if I’m about to say something brilliant. It had been a long long time since I’d […]

Love and other bad ideas, pt two

[Part One is Here] “Waiter!”, I called, “a shot of gin with a rabbit embryo floating in it and give the lady whatever she wants” Hands on hips, she admonished me, “We aren’t at a table and rabbit embryos don’t float”. So, she was well-educated and familiar with the specific weights of rabbit embryos. What […]

Love and other bad ideas, Pt one

Love and Other Bad Ideas The Bloom of Love is Like a Visit to the Reptile House and All the Glass Cages are Broken… Setting: A singles’ bar… I suppose. I’m not really sure what a singles’ bar is. I’m pretty sure that they cannot legally throw out married people, but maybe peer-pressure would force […]