{criminal}


{hope}


{work}


{drugs}


{fray}

{ h o p e }


{up}
back



missing pieces
{pieces}
Holes in the skyline,
holes in our spirit.


real
{real} He came to town with a guitar,
lightning quick wit, and hair
down around his shoulders.


I voted 2000
14 different voices {vote}
telling 14 different
stories about politics,
elections, and America.


my stupid childhood
{childhood} After a while everything becomes
boring and you want something new.
My new thing was a pair of skates.


the year 2000
{2000}
Where were you when
the clock struck midnight?


giving thanks
This thanksgiving {thanks}
I'm thankful for
love, support, and
blueberry jam.


star wars memories
{starwars} The lights go down and I'm
laughing at the pure joy of
seeing giant yellow words
scroll up the screen.


resolutions
{resolutions}
It always seemed so far away,
but here we are in 1999.


the nicest person in san francisco
I cranked the stereo up and the {thecity}
windows down. I was ready for an
adventure. And I was gonna get it.


strange beds
{strange} The daily imprint of
a body and its scent
never quite disappears.


c i r c u i t
{circuit}
It's not that we fight,
we just don't connect.


c r u m b l e
There was never any {crumble}
doubt about what Cali
was going to do.


recklessness
{recklessness} I put my ear down
on the rail to check
for vibrations.


t a i l l i g h t s
I made small talk and {taillights}
watched as the cars
blurred by. Eventually I
worked up the courage.


the book of burning man
{bm97}
This year we took the
posting to the playa.


meeting peter again
{meeting peter again} Maybe it was the gentle rain
that made him so reserved.
Maybe it was the stress.
Or maybe it was me.


meeting peter
If it's just an innocent {meeting peter}
little flirtation, why
do I feel so guilty
when he catches me?


celebrating mom
{mom} That day, torn from
my history, has never
made me stop and
think. Until now.


g h o s t s
They were subtle, {ghosts}
mental, hidden.
It was their house.


t o u c h e d
{touched} The fact that
I don't remember
the first time
still unnerves me.


i n   l a n e s
I wonder why {in lanes}
he decided
to jump
when he did.

passages of the rock river
{river}
An ancient black and
white photo preserves
my oldest memory
of Grandpa Rohde.


disposable lives
How many names {alexis}
do you have?
Most people have two,
maybe three.
Not so for me.


burning the man
{bman}
At Burning Man
there are no
observers ...
only participants.