Absorbed in Words

Short fiction, sketches and musings, kept since 2013.

I could be wrong. I’m not exactly good at recalling moments long in the past.

The opening of Palagi, the most recent piece. Musings, , 2 minutes.

Contents

2024

  1. Palagi

    I could be wrong. I’m not exactly good at recalling moments long in the past.

    Musings, , 2 minutes

2018

  1. A Break

    “You should text her,” I said. “I should,” he answered, his voice absent of the certainty of his words.

    Fiction, , 4 minutes

2013

  1. Floating

    “I was floating beneath the surface,” she said, staring at the space beside me as if I was sitting next to her memory.

    Fiction, , 2 minutes

  2. Stella

    When I got home, there was still a bit of sunlight coming through the window.

    Fiction, , 2 minutes

  3. Reading Divisadero

    David opens the other room and finds the small space bathing in sheets of sunlight.

    Sketches, , 4 minutes

  4. Disconnected

    “It’s awfully quiet,” Cheska said, before letting her lithe fingers leave my wrist.

    Sketches, , 2 minutes

  5. A Long While

    “So, what’s keeping you busy?” “Just work,” I said.

    Sketches, , 3 minutes

  6. Reminders

    I asked a friend of mine if she’s getting married soon, only to be reminded that she already is.

    Musings, , 1 minute