Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Seventy-Five

1. Valentine’s Day.

2. I check the store hours to see if it is too early to go in. I am fine. They open at 5am. I settle on one cookie and cake and a tray of small cupcakes. There are no more actual cards, so this will have to suffice.

3. Why am I making bacon and nothing else?

4. I had forgotten how much I need this form of expression.

5. He comes out of the room to say he doesn’t feel good and there are two tiny tears coming out of his eyes. And I know he means it because this kid never misses a party.

6. Adjust.

7. I set up camp in his room: computer plus charger, headphones, person phone, work phone, water, and a notebook.

8. Cravings.

9. “I ruined my perfect attendance for the year.”

10. “Writers must therefore constantly ask: what am I trying to say?” - On Writing Well