#1 (wed) december 25 2025
it's christmas day and i'm gyrating before the kitchen sink scrubbing the knives i used to chop our vegetables. i'm standing tall and erect as best as i can but i'm racing from object to object stuck on autopilot and feel like i have been for days now.
but then, my sister's boyfriend, a newcomer, leans in almost horizontally to throw his napkin into the garbage under the sink.
"can I get in there, please?"
I slide.
"thank you."
And my spirit lifted that quickly.
hey i like this guy, i thought.