Author Archives: German Jones

Lately things don’t come easily. Actually, many things are coming easily, as if by fiber, but this makes it difficult to write. I am settled in a home that I like, with a boy that I love, in a city … Continue reading →

Dating in highschool was a necessity, but never very interesting. Especially the movie-going dates. As tradition would have it, I usually purchased the tickets and the popcorn, and would hold her (alas…) hand rigidly on the arm rest. One particularly … Continue reading →

It seems like all we do is relocate from one place to another. We have now moved FIVE times in the last THREE years. Tony claims that he is not, in fact, running from the Mob or anything like that…but … Continue reading →

Talkative, but timid. Enthusiastic, but annoyed. Loving, but sometimes unloved. Yet still committed, with no qualifiers. And back together again.

They weren’t there to pick the tomatoes, nor sample the lettuce. It was a clandestine conversation, some stolen moments amongst the vegetables. No one was around to listen. Did they make a sound?

“I’m in the mood I’m in the mood for love I’m in the mood, I’m in the mood Baby, I’m in the mood for love I said night time is the right time, to be with the one you love … Continue reading →

I’ve had several friends who, when feeling down, took to cutting themselves. Usually across the wrist, though some hid it and others pushed up their sleeves. I never thought I understood the impulse. I’ve always claimed I do not like … Continue reading →

They call the place “Paradise”, though it could more accurately be deemed “The fall from grace.” It is narrow, dark, and filled to the brim with all ages of men. Videos of sex are broadcast above the bar. Tony dragged … Continue reading →

So I was just sitting on a stool. In the kitchen. And thinking about my friend, Jo, whose girlfriend is away at a camp. I then considered her girlfriend, and how fond they are of one another. And I recalled … Continue reading →

In an attempt to strengthen my constitution, I’ve begun taking a daily multi-vitamin. This now totals 4 pills I swallow each and every day: one for my stomach, one for my mind, one to stop sneezing, and one to resist … Continue reading →