Mourning Halloween

Halloween has, by no wish of my own, become for me a holiday of mourning. I mourn for that which was taken away from me, for everything I missed out on because my mother forced me to grow up too soon. I mourn for my childhood that was cut short.

A Day in the Park

Autumn in Phoenix is certainly not like autumn in other places—places where you actually get four seasons a year instead of a nearly year-long summer with a few weeks of winter sprinkled in. I’ve never liked Arizona, never felt truly at home here in the southwestern desert. It dries out the soul, makes it crack and shatter.