Day 31: "That'll be $900."
“Hello, this is David.” “Yeah this is Lee, from Triple A,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. “It’s not the Freon, it’s the...
Day 29: Peaches
Things I love #2 As a South Carolinian, I have a special place in my heart for peaches. We are the true peach state, no matter what those...


Day 27: Morning
“Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy.” -Albert Camus I’m currently...
Day 22
I just bought a plane ticketed and it was very stressful. That’s how it feels in the middle of a treatment. Unsure. Hesitant. I had to...


Day 21
Last night I had a dream that I was smoking a blunt with Jay Leno. I woke up and thought, “It must be time for chemo.” It is time. I’m...


Day 20
Today is the first day of school. I am here, sitting in my office at the Fine Arts Center, getting ready to contribute a small part to...


Day 19
I’m sitting on my parents back porch. The yard is pulsing. The cicadas and the breeze and the bird chirping in the trees. The neighbors...


Day 18: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
A distraction is simply a chance to re-choose God. -Thomas Keating My parents are out of town, so at 10:30 last night I went to their...


Day 17: Plays in the Time of Chemo
I'm doing a play. One that I did not write myself. I'm doing it at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. My alma mater. The play is called...
Day 16: The Worst Time to Grocery Shop
I’ve started running again. I had to quit for a while because the oral chemo I was on causes a condition called Hand Foot Syndrome....