SpiralsMonica's BlogDefenses- July 29, 2004 Just a tiny spot on the horizon, the place where her child left the land and returned to the sea. She watches without blinking, her eyes alert and keeping guard waiting for the return of the girl with soft...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/defenses.html Sidewalk Cracks- July 20, 2004 "Chamber of the Central Sun" by Fred Casselman Sidewalk Cracks Just the way the sidewalk cracked reminded her of the spider veins on her mother's legs. She remembered that this flaw of skin encouraged her to think of...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/sidewalk_cracks.html Neruda- July 14, 2004 "Bordighera" by Monet "Letter on the Road" translated from The Captain's Verses by Pablo Neruda The black water, the sleeping world surround me. Soon dawn will come, and meanwhile I write you to tell you: " I love...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/neruda.html A Missing Day- July 11, 2004 "Love Letter" by Robin Ann Walker Sometimes i forget where i came from...and then an image with a certain colour and atmosphere will remind me...Europe. And then my memories travel deeper and my grandfather always takes centre stage....http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/_a_missing_day.html Girl in the Orange Shirt- July 9, 2004 She wears her orange shirt, untucked and hanging loose, hiding the fact that she has forgotten to eat for months and when she tries the acid burns her tongue. She walks down the wrong side of the street and...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/girl_in_the_ora.html Just Like Lillian- July 6, 2004 "Lillian" Energy was spent today on work things. It's a cool night, rain in the air. Traffic as busy as ever...nothing ever slows that down. So many things on my list. So few done. Sometimes i despise that mental...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/just_like_lilli.html Periods of Transition- July 5, 2004 "Rascasses Sanary" by Corne Patrick Periods of Transition Periods of transition come and go leaving endless streams of discontent. Flares of anger that manage themselves in depths of further despair. Silence is sometimes the preferable partner. And she...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/periods_of_tran.html The Perfect Thing- July 3, 2004 "Cuisine jauna" by Mireille Segut The Perfect Thing It's the ugly things she remembers before she pushes the ugly away and makes room for the Perfect that the fortune teller tells her is coming. She thinks that if she...http://www.eschatonik.com/monica/mt/weblog/archives/2004/07/the_perfect_thi.html |