The New York Reading

I will be reading at Pianos in Manhattan on the 19th from around 7pm.

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Pianos is 21+ so I'm still looking for a book store kind of place to accommodate younger readers.

Let's carry on.

The Beautiful Trap

If you open up too much, people can fall in and hurt themselves.

The Winner Of The Kindness From Strangers Competition

I loved this. 

Congratulations to everyone that entered for the quality of the work, it was incredibly high and one of the reasons why it's taken me so long to announce a winner. I'll be sharing all the entries over time. 

Reasons For The Delay

I've been traveling for 27 hours and am now at SXSW in Austin, Texas - normal writing will resume shortly.

The Words Are All In Languages I Do Not Speak

And yet, when you get here, you are not given instructions. No one tells you that heart A is meant to slot into heart B. There are no diagrams about how you are meant to live each day or directions on how to assemble some semblance of happiness. You are not even told what colours to paint your feelings or, given a purpose and a reason for your life.

You have to make all of it up. You have to make all of it, yourself.

The Broken Ice In Your Wake

I have a list in my head of all the feelings I still want to feel before I die. And you have ticked so many things off that list.

The Waves Are Still Going To Make It To Shore

Stop thinking about what they're thinking about you.