Category Archives: Memoir

The phone can’t see what’s really real

Posted on September 19, 2019 by pinklightsabre

The month wore on. Though it was cool at night I left the windows open to hear the rain slap the patio. The light was different now, and struggled to make it over the trees. The grass had gone to … Continue reading →

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Letters and passageways (5): trial runs

Posted on September 15, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. You wear it on your body, and you don’t even know what it means? Allanah grated potatoes onto … Continue reading →

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Letters and passageways (4): Cathar country

Posted on September 11, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. Allanah and Gregory seem to me a bit bats. It’s more Allanah with her self-taught fortune telling, Gregory’s … Continue reading →

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Letters and passageways (3): Rob and Paul

Posted on September 6, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. Rob and Paul seem like an unlikely gay couple to me, not knowing what gay couples are supposed … Continue reading →

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Letters and passageways (2): Shawn and Seamus

Posted on September 2, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. Shawn Lee is my favorite bartender at my favorite bar, The Six Arms. He is often smiling, and … Continue reading →

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The wind through our windows, Anchorage

Posted on August 17, 2019 by pinklightsabre

We tottered down the runway, wriggling inside the plane. Pale lead morning, 18 years since I’d flown to Alaska. That weekend before 9/11, the end of the tourist season, closing down the shops. Our kids now taking pictures outside the … Continue reading →

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Self portrait under August sky

Posted on August 16, 2019 by pinklightsabre

It is a Thursday night with live music at nearby Pine Lake we can hear from our house. It is also a full moon, the night before we leave for Alaska, the coffee maker set for 3. I’ve shaved my … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Memoir, writing | Tagged creative nonfiction, humor, journal writing, mid-life crisis, pacific northwest, PCT, short form, William Pearse writer | 13 Comments