Screaming for Christmas (2023.12.28)
I irrationally scream because of the holidays (and mental illness).

We, of that Time (2023.12.20)
Dan Kessler seeks my reprieve from sorting through his deceased mother's storage unit.

The Great Disappointment (2023.12.19)
Cornell rejects Amber.

Forty-Three (2023.12.17)
I turn forty-three by bookended by rescuing an older neighbor and chatting with The Child.

Tyler (2023.12.03)
Amber's coworker Tyler kills himself.

Circus Tense (2023.11.05)
Would I be happier as a clown? We visit a circus.

Driver's License (2023.09.26)
I dissociate into an office drone.

Foster Kitten (2023.08.23)
We foster a bat kitten.

Mystical Family (2023.08.14)
My family does not much care for Mystic, Connecticut. It is unclear how they feel about one another.

Dead Like Me (2023.08.03)
Someone in my family will be the first to die. Who would be most inconvenient?

Ithaca Infidels (2023.07.29)
Amber and I go to Ithaca so they can visit Cornell and, if we have time, check out the surrounding area in case we must move for their dreams.

Sobriety in Lake George (2023.07.16)
Pink leads me to reflect on how I will never have a better day than my wedding but visiting Lake George for a day was nice because Amber saw a towboat.

Haircute (2023.07.07)
Amber gets their hair cut so they can be a professional enby.

Red Hook from Space (2023.06.19)
Amber is far too talented for Cornell to decline them. This does not imply I want to move to Ithaca.

Two Prides, Too Curious (2023.06.11)
I attend two Pride events, even though I have the morbs.

Return of the Niblings (2023.06.06)
My niblings return for a week.

Day Sieged (2023.06.03)
My talk at the Pine Bush UFO Fair could have gone better.

Cornell Dreams (2023.05.01)
Amber wants to go to Cornell, which would necessitate upending our lives.

Melissa of My Dreams (2023.04.24)
Melissa haunts me still.

Battered Fish (2023.04.15)
I torture a student below college level by acting as though I believe in him.

The Gutting (2023.03.30)
I know my students have done horrible things to end up in my classroom but I do not like seeing them brutalized.

What Are You Upset About (2023.03.18)
I may be having a slightly hard time.

Cracked Egg (2023.01.24)
I once coddled an Easter egg. It hatched attachment issues.

Cell Phone Doorstop (2023.01.16)
I am underused at my job. Shock.

Intimate Wassailing (2023.01.13)
I wassail and want intimacy. One of those is new.

Thomm Quackenbush is an author and teacher in the Hudson Valley. He has published four novels in his Night's Dream series (We Shadows, Danse Macabre, Artificial Gods, and Flies to Wanton Boys). He has sold jewelry in Victorian England, confused children as a mad scientist, filed away more books than anyone has ever read, and tried to inspire the learning disabled and gifted. He is capable of crossing one eye, raising one eyebrow, and once accidentally groped a ghost. When not writing, he can be found biking, hiking the Adirondacks, grazing on snacks at art openings, and keeping a straight face when listening to people tell him they are in touch with 164 species of interstellar beings. He likes when you comment.