William Pearse publishes memoir, travel journals, poetry and prose.
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Tag Archives: aging
What was left
What was left in Charlotte’s bowl wasn’t worth saving. But I ate it on principle, so it wouldn’t go to waste. And there was an analogy in that, to going back to my hometown for our annual visit, gumming the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, parenting, writing
Tagged aging, childhood memories, creative nonfiction, family, mid-life crisis, sentiment, sentimentality, William Pearse writer
15 Comments
Happiness is easy
Two weeks ago, we went to brunch at the local ale house and I tried to nap before going to the airport. In a moment of clarity, Lily deleted all the data on her phone and gave it to Charlotte, … Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged aging, creative nonfiction, depression, Mark Hollis, mid-life crisis, prose, stream-of-consciousness, Talk Talk, William Pearse writer
19 Comments
Real time
Probably the most comforting thing I could do was drink in bed. When I quit drinking I wrote a list of all the things I pledged I wouldn’t do when I started drinking again and one of the top 3 … Continue reading
No breaks (from a plane)
There were times I felt like I had to write, I had the impulse, to save the moment. I thought I could just throw my arms out and surround it, I could throw my line in the water and bring … Continue reading
Posted in identity, prose, travel, writing
Tagged aging, creative nonfiction, existentialism, identity, Memoir, mid-life crisis, prose, stream-of-consciousness, travel, William Pearse writer, work identity, work-life balance, writing
16 Comments
Regret
I imagined the house quiet, after they’d left. I could hear the memory of their voices as they were now, an echo. I could feel my heart pull in the way a hand contracts to a fist, the way a … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, poetry, prose, writing
Tagged aging, creative nonfiction, mid-life crisis, mindfulness, nostalgia, parenting, prose, sentiment, William Pearse writer
7 Comments
Refraction (- – – — — — – – -)
Charlotte and I tried to play Scrabble but got frustrated, and dumped all the tiles back in the box. The best we came up with was Mosaic and Pirana, Pirana hers, not exactly right, needing an H or a symbol … Continue reading
Inside a broken clock splashing the wine with all the rain dogs
The rain now is that rain we associate as November rain in the Northwest. It has its own aspect, like no other. It is not a rain to be fucked with, and comes on hard and fouls up the roads, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, writing
Tagged aging, autumn poetry, existentialism, humor, identity, journal writing, Kurt Weil, mid-life crisis, pacific northwest, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits
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