May 2012
4 posts
The time I fell asleep during school-wide Mass my...
Hmm. I kind of forced my hand on that title. Oh well. Too late to change it now!!!
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When I was fourteen years old, I fell asleep at school and got a boner. I went to a small Catholic high school and we had a school-wide Mass service once a month. The temperature in the auditorium rose as more and more students and faculty members crowded in until it was a humid mess by the time the...
Hills and Valleys
It’s trash day in the part of Brooklyn I live in, but even though it smells like sweaty garbage it’s a beautiful morning. That’s the problem, though—it’s morning. I should not be out. It’s bad outside during the morning, because that’s when memories are at their most crystal clear and furthest away. I don’t know why—I’m no scientist—but I feel like it has something do with senses. Being outside...
Dystopia, part 4 ("It took him that long to write...
Sorry it’s been awhile. Writing is harrr-erd. But here’s what I’ve been writing.
Parts one and two http://dannyhatch.tumblr.com/post/21696133696/what-i-have-so-far Part three http://dannyhatch.tumblr.com/post/22421550264/dystopia-part-three[[MORE]]
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The door opens and closes and I am alone in the bathroom. I dive for the piece of paper under my shoe, my fingers shaking with...
Dystopia, part three
In which we go down less and less realistic and artistic paths.
Parts 1 and 2 are here: http://dannyhatch.tumblr.com/post/21696133696/what-i-have-so-far
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November 2, Year 3
New Guy, who tells me his name is David, throws something away in the trash can under my desk. Our desks are identical—every desk in this office is identical. I turn to look at him, puzzled, but he’s turned...
