“The sun is setting on a century, and we’re armed to the teeth. We are all working together now to make our lives mercifully brief…” They say the world will end this week. With the rush of winter and the holiday season suddenly having stumbled so quickly in our midst, it has hardly felt likeContinue reading “Doomsday Reflections”
Author Archives: Mabel Lee
In Which You Lose Control
It seems silly and mundane, but I’ve recently conquered my fear of driving. After eight years of inhabiting cities with decent public transportation, Philadelphia now means a new job, a new life, new necessities, and giving some TLC to an old car. I believe that my nervousness at having to maneuver a car was alwaysContinue reading “In Which You Lose Control”
Fears, Bears
(May 4th, 2012) I. The dark. Heights. No options. Too many options. Death. Turbulence. Growing old. No control. Manipulation. Ghosts. Many-legged creatures. The dark. Self-denial. Cancer. Disease. Failure. Driving. Crashing. Audiences. No control. Unconsciousness. Drowning. Falling. Infinity. II. There’s something about the dark that inspires in me a fear that is similar to my other moreContinue reading “Fears, Bears”
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