http://21chapters.com The Writings of Jesse Mainee Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:37:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Im nervous. Visibly anxious. My stomach is rolling. My mind is racing. I'd imagined it differently as a teenager. I'd demonstrate excellent composure and issue smiles to those seated patiently. I'd shake hands with distant family members and modestly receive their best wishes. For years I've welcomed fantasies of how ... http://21chapters.com/2008/01/09/i-do/ Those who dream at night often forget what they dream, and so with that I encourage you to slumber-awake. A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one’s attention from the present is daydreaming. I myself spend a great deal of time wondering the Hills and Lands of Nod. Searching for ... http://21chapters.com/2008/01/09/to-slumber-awake/ I walk the forgotten road, the one less traveled to love. There are many turns, a few surprises. But no signs waving caution. I call it life. Once and a while you'll find someone to share the forgotten road with. You'll share stories and get to know each other more ... http://21chapters.com/2008/01/08/the-road-less-traveled-to-love/ How long must I wait for you? Days turn into weeks and weeks into months. Months seem like years and years, like an eternity. The clock over my fireplace has stopped ticking, perhaps time waits for you as I have. Our bedroom has become my cell. There is a tree ... http://21chapters.com/2008/01/07/how-long-must-i-wait/ She smells like coffee. I can still smell it hours after her morning cup. That smell of French-Vanilla tickles my nose and triggers my childhood memories; the screaming kettle, the rusty ironing board yawning loudly open at 6am. It all comes back to me. Even from a time before me ... http://21chapters.com/2008/01/07/love-and-coffee/ Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. Their not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You could quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. ... http://21chapters.com/2008/01/05/the-crazy-ones/