Mercy! She felt better after a hit of weed. Is that so bad? To feel redeemed after a puff of smoke? What's the difference between the dopamine rush of coffee and the euphoria of a flower, or cannabis versus an antidepressant, or indica and a couple of beers?
When he drove the beltway between Baltimore and the District of Columbia he invoked an inner mantra: Do not engage with the serpent.
Every time she writes it's all about her, the reminder of too many yesterdays. But she’s grown tired of that approach. And it isn't helpful for creative storytelling. So today she will attempt something new; auditioning voices for an infinite self. It doesn't matter if she tells the truth anymore.
When he smokes weed he can't read books. He can read, but he keeps reading the same sentence over and over, which is maddening. And he loves reading books, every day, for hours on end. So when he reads, he’s not smoking the herb. But sex and weed? Yes please.
She used to think “failure” was a hoax so she removed the word from her lexicon back in 1999.
He drove the distance between Maryland and Virginia many times—and he always succumbed to road rage. He couldn't shake it. He was seduced by anger and legitimately concerned. Driving is a revealing and miserable test of ego.
She enjoys books that are page turners but she likes to slow down every now and again to muse a bit of philosophy.
He never liked the idea of declaring his lack of ambition. "So what do you do?" said the barfly at the 2-for-1 happy hour in Midtown. His face wilts. But if he hears, "What do you obsess about?" He’s fully attentive.
She used to drink booze.
He liked watching the Pittsburgh Steelers but he muted the announcers and the commercials. He doesn’t talk to his family much but when he watches the Steelers he thinks about them.
She tends to isolate herself from society yet she joyfully experiences the quotidian comforts of intimacy.
Temper is revealing. And the last time he drove to DC he was—cool as a cucumber. He has reflective sessions with himself every day, although he hasn't spoken to a therapist since 2021 after a road trip to Los Angeles.
They are ready to write the next chapter.
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