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I miss someoneConfession

Viewed Two Minutes Ago

A shared notes doc from years ago still shows he's reading it, though neither of us has typed a line since March.

1 min readhalf.writtenJul 30, 2026
Read Her Location Hasn't Moved In Days
I miss someoneConfession

Her Location Hasn't Moved In Days

I still have her on Find My, five months after we stopped talking. Her dot hasn't moved in two days and neither will my thumb.

1 min readhalf.mappedJul 24, 2026
Read The Doc Still Says No Rush
I want something darkSpite

The Doc Still Says No Rush

Her recommendation doc still says no rush. Three weeks later I still haven't written the honest paragraph.

1 min readcold.coffeeJul 18, 2026
Read Forty Drafts in the Glovebox
I want something darkSurreal

Forty Drafts in the Glovebox

A letter I've rewritten forty times, folded in my glovebox, taken out only at the gas pump. Tonight the handwriting didn't look like mine.

1 min readstill.creasedJul 14, 2026
Read The One-Star I Won't Post
I feel reflectiveSpite

The One-Star I Won't Post

An old friend opened a candle shop. I've had a one-star review typed since Easter.

1 min readminor.keyJun 22, 2026
Read The Gap Between Our Cars
I feel reflectiveDesire

The Gap Between Our Cars

Nine years of being friends, and one hour at closing time where we weren't. We stood between our two cars and didn't use our keys.

1 min readthe.long.wayJun 17, 2026