When the World Ends

We both lead incredibly busy lives. Between all of the different hats each one of us juggles, we rarely have time to sit and contemplate life. Where are we going? Where do we want to be?

Sometimes I envision myself with someone else. What would my life be like today if Lisa and I had never broken up? How different would my kids be? Would my sex life be better or worse? Would I be happier? I don't tell you about these thoughts, because they are just day dreams.

Soaking in the hot tub with you, vacationing out at the coast with the kids asleep, finally gives us time to talk. No more talking about how our days went. No more talking about the weather or Matt's baseball game. Talk about us.

You really do want that job in California. I know you've talked about it before, but life always seems to get in the way of us talking about it. Yes, the move would be difficult, but if it is really what you want to do, I support you. I love your strength and desire. I do enjoy living here, but a change of scenery would be nice, and now that I know just how much you want this, I think we should go for it.

Bartender

I sit at the end of the bar, alone. I've been sitting on this stool for the last six hours. We broke up today, and I did not see it coming. Everywhere I look in this town, I see our ghosts smiling together.

I am drinking to forget, but every drink I remember another special moment we spent together. Sadness, anger, happiness... and now I'm at indifference. I wonder what you are thinking. I wonder what is next.

Writing Project

I am beginning a writing project based on the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds "Live at Radio City" performance from 2007. There are 27 tracks to the performance, and I intend to use each track to create a 1,000 word maximum writing sample. I think each writing sample will stand alone, as each of the songs do, but once finished I may be able to compile them together. The title of each post will be the name of the song, which will also be the title of the writing sample. If I can find the tracks on YouTube, I will provide the performance at the beginning of each writing sample.