by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is a particular brand of depression you experience when you have to move back in with your parents. At the tail end of college, Kate got lots of promises from professors and advisors, thay her years of studying esoteric and philosophical subjects would lead to...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
He checked his phone again just as the blinking green dot of the location he was looking for merged with the solid blue dot that represented him. He looked up and saw the address of the building, which matched the address on the app. He went to the door of the...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
On Sundays, I always make us pancakes. Hot coffee on the cold days, but if it’s warmer than 60, I make iced coffee. I love to watch the swirl of cream in one of my old pint glasses full of dark cold brew. I love long languid mornings. I try not to put on the...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
I don’t hate the summer, though I find heat a lot more uncomfortable than cold. I find it is easier to warm up when you are cold than cool down when you are hot. I can’t wear the kinds of clothes I like in the summer. That being said, I don’t hate the summer. In the...
by Jack Stratton | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Let me describe the first time I met her. I was in The Strand bookstore, the one on 12th street, one of the most amazing places in the world. The smell of old books was almost overpowering there. I was in the mystery section looking through war-torn copies of Raymond...