GradyJan 24, 20194 min80 at 21It’s 10:37 p.m when tiny cries ring out from my microwave’s timer. I open my plastic box of convenience and pull out a plastic bowl of...
GradyJan 24, 20198 minThe WallI can’t count the number of times I’ve run into the wall on my two hands and two feet. Hell, even with a shiny robotic hand implanted in...
GradyJan 24, 20198 minWords In the past hours of the past day, I’ve been trying to think of how to say what I want to say. I’ve been trying to steal some beautiful,...
GradyJan 24, 20196 minFear There is no other four letter word quite like it. It is deceptively small and simple. In this font, the word is quite striking. It is a...
GradyJan 24, 20195 minHow to Save the DeadAlmost a month ago, my grandmother died of cancer. One moment, she was lying in a hospital bed in my brother’s old room, and the next she...
GradyJan 22, 20193 minThe Ick It’s 2:47 am when I first wake up to rush to the bathroom. As I look in the mirror, under the buzzing glow of the overhead fluorescent...