Tomas Rivera
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Notes from the first week of the new notebook
The cover already creased; the pen loops better on this paper. Small omens, recorded faithfully. From the notebook, nearly unedited. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.
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A list of small done things
Fixed the hinge, answered the hard email, walked the long way. The day was made of these; the big things can wait their turn. From the notebook, nearly unedited. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.
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The conversation I keep rewriting
Some talks live in drafts. Writing it down once, properly, was enough to stop rehearsing it out loud. From the notebook, nearly unedited. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.
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The meteor shower we almost missed
We nearly stayed in. Then the roof, two blankets, and eleven meteors between two and three — the ledger says we chose right. From the notebook, nearly unedited. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.
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The month in three objects
A cracked mug, a borrowed umbrella, a museum ticket stub. Arranged on the desk they tell the month better than any entry could. From the notebook, nearly unedited. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.
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Journaling through a slow patch
Nothing is wrong and nothing is happening. The page disagrees: even flat weeks have seams worth marking. From the notebook, nearly unedited. Have you tried it yourself? Tell me in the comments — I read everything.