A woman is waiting in a long line. Everyone in the line is holding stacks of cash. At the end of the line is a counter. Above the counter is a sign that reads “Housing.” When the woman gets to the front of the line, she hands the teller her stack of money. She waits […]
Play a Day: Baggage
A woman walks with a large backpack. She stops, tired, and takes it off her shoulders. Once it hits the ground, she starts to slowly rise into the air. Unencumbered, she flies away.
Day to Day
This post was originally going to be about routine. I’m going to Chicago for a long weekend this week to see some old and dear friends, and when I return, I will have reduced hours at the store. I’ve had several people approach me for services, so even if these initial meetings don’t all work […]
Play a Day: Lessons
A woman sits in a ball pit. Behind her, a YouTube video about how to learn to juggle plays on a projection screen.
Play a Day: That’s Better
Stage right. A giant heap of items – miscellaneous things: papers, clothes, notepads, books, stuffed animals, picture frames. A woman enters stage left. One by one, she takes items out of the heap and moves them stage left, arranging them in a pleasing manner. When she’s finished, the woman stands back to view her handiwork, […]
Play a Day: Priorities
A bedroom. Stage left, a desk and chair. A large red neon sign blinks: “Art” Stage right, a bed. A large blue neon sign blinks: “Sleep” A woman stands center stage, looking from one side to the other. Sheepishly, she walks stage right, collapsing on the bed.
Play a Day: Something > Nothing
A giant fish tank, the like of which you would see in an aquarium. It is filled with small bits of paper with tasks written on them. It bears a label reading “Everything.” A smaller fish bowl, in which a single goldfish or beta might live. It is also filled with small bits of paper with […]
Play a Day: Technical Difficulties; or, Screens
A woman, center stage, sits at a desk and opens her laptop. A blinding flash of light emits from it. The woman shrieks, covers her eyes, and falls to the floor in the fetal position. Lights down. Act curtain closes. A man in an old-timey suit and top hat enters stage right, carrying a stand […]
Time Management
I read an article recently, which I cannot find, which gave reference to the idea that time management is impossible under capitalism. That it’s a trick, basically. That it is a Sisyphean task which we will never actually be able to accomplish. I think I am starting to believe that. Already, I’m not spending as […]
Play a Day: Flower or Gardener?
An individual in coveralls and a straw hat sits on a bench, head in their hands. A watering can sits unattended beside them. Another individual wearing a flower costume enters stage left. The flower attempts to get the notice of the gardener to no avail. No amount of posturing, throat clearing, pretty posing, allowing sniffing, […]