1 when it is darker then it should be: storm clouds, warmth on the streets, a green thick darkness and you have to turn the lights on, underwater
2 far before dawn, with only enough time to stumble into shoes and find a cup of coffee, getting into a car with friends who are driving you away into the mountains or across the plains. How did we all manage to wake up this early, or plan anything? the city wakes up as we pass through it. Hours later, when it is light, gas station donuts and peach rings and more, worse, coffee
3 cat's hungry, or bored
4 in a foreign city, the cries of a terrible bird you will never identify
5 Every time the train stops, look up to see if it's yours, then rest your cheek against the glass again
6 you are lying in the grass. was that a bug? no ok. what could a bug do anyway.
7 why, in the middle of the night, is there a goose honking
8 the garbage truck workers are playing frank sinatra in the alley at a celebratory volume.
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Profile pic and banner credits: sharkaeopteryx art by @superkiak! eggbug by eggbug! Mash-up by me!
[Alt-text for pfp: a cute sharkaeopteryx sat on the ground with legs out, wings down, jaw ajar, and hed empty, looking at eggbug and eggbug's enigmatic smile.]
[Alt-text for banner: a Spirit Halloween banner with eggbug and the sharkaeopteryx that Superkiak drew for me looking at it with inscrutable expressions]
I'm a Vietnamese cis woman born and currently living in the U.S. You may know me from Sandwich, from Twitter or Mastodon (same username), or on Twitch as Sharkaeopteryx. I do not have a Discord or Bluesky account.
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