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Corner Lot
I once placed key moments in my life on narrow slips of green steno pad paper, pinning them to my bedroom wall. I had hoped to find a...
tobiahvega
Sep 103 min read
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"You Just Surprised Me"
I sit somewhere outside my head. There are moments of clarity where the mist my head is in clears, and life is pristine, and the action...
tobiahvega
Aug 61 min read
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Home
Tonight, my mother looked into my father’s eyes and saw her brother. She needed to call her husband. She knew he would be awake and...
tobiahvega
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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i love you
i love you. thinking on it, i can't recall having these three words anywhere, on any piece of paper or material i have in my possession....
tobiahvega
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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Better as a Stranger
I am better as the guy with a truck. Â My only invitation I am better as the whiskey neat at your bar. Â Will you be here tonight I am...
tobiahvega
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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Never Said
I wake hearing voices in the other room. It’s a one sided conversation, no, it’s theatre. Silent and still, I listen, body taut and ready...
tobiahvega
May 13, 20241 min read
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What Light is Left
My heart rages just beneath the surface of my skin. I can see it. Oppressive and suffocating, darkness bears down on me, and it is...
tobiahvega
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Beyond the Horizon
In a dream I am there, beyond the horizon Living a life I never knew. It was a life spent side by side with someone I loved. Friends and...
tobiahvega
Mar 3, 20241 min read
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I Shouldn’t Be Here Anyway
I left a page with no words written on it. Left heavy with a dusty bit of stone from nearby. There hadn’t been anything on the tablet my...
tobiahvega
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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The Other Side
21 days have passed since Christmas. So its only mildly asynchronous that I sit staring at a festive stocking. Forest green field with...
tobiahvega
Jun 11, 20232 min read
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Time Enough
The room is at the end of the hall on the 3rd floor, and I worry about how often the facility staff will check on our new patient. Just...
tobiahvega
Oct 27, 20225 min read
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So Much Silence
Through some course of fate you came to my family's home, where I was staying. Small things said, and even smaller things done, it seemed...
tobiahvega
Sep 17, 20221 min read
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Girl in Blue, Pink, and Purple
Swirls of blue and pink and purple… Travels to foreign lands where open dialogue is replaced by pride. See sisters caught in tradition...
tobiahvega
Jun 29, 20221 min read
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Heart- Shaped Shadows
I ran into you at a thrift store. It was a modern affair with '70's style interior, terrazzo flooring to the dark wood paneled walls, but...
tobiahvega
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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Too Many Cars
... I arrived at the facility a little early, but soon enough see my patient's son and daughter-in-law leaving. His bright red shirt and...
tobiahvega
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Continent's Edge
Standing at the edge of this rock, the weight of the water before me draws me in. The depth of it's color, it's dulcet tones. My...
tobiahvega
Mar 20, 20161 min read
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Guest or Host
"... The house is quiet, though I expect someone to stir soon. I'm surprised that someone hasn't already. The son was up till 1 o'clock...
tobiahvega
Sep 11, 20131 min read
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