Saturday, August 2, 2025

I didn't get two minutes into
the SAMPLE 
& I REALLY 
THINK 
it was the hangnail

the EXTRA WIDE street

I ENJOY writing in THIS 
FORMAT

BUT 
I ENJOY writing SHORT stories TOO 
SPECIFICALLY 
BUT 
I haven't been able to 
CARRY THROUGH 
the KIND of
THEME
because I've not been QUITE RIGHT 
in the HEAD

& I STILL MIGHT not be 

which is WHY I said 
MIGHT be a STORY 

I THINK 
HAVE THOUGHT 
although I don't believe I've 
MENTIONED it 

that I BELIEVE 
WHEN I am ABLE to WRITE a GOOD short story 

I will figure I've got my 
BRAIN BACK

ALTHOUGH 
I'm AWARE that my short stories
TEND to probably 
LEAVE out
SOMETHING that I can't qualify 

that I SENSE is WANTED 
BUT don't UNDERSTAND 

AND
THEN I read some japanese fiction and I think 
MAYBE 
NOT 

NOW
I realize I'm talking about 
a VERY SPECIFIC thing 
when I SAY
SHORT STORY 

I'm talking about that kind of
SOMETHING about the HUMAN CONDITION 

& the HANGNAIL 
IDK
RESONATED

in a GOOD way