Messages

• About this book
• BarkingWe hear sounds of the sea.
• Bamboo deathAll of its clones die at the same time.
• Cell phonesPeople didn’t used to demand connections.
• ChimesThey chime with breezes.
• DreamsLiteral dreams occupy our brains while we sleep.
• EmailsDeleting them is one of my morning rituals.
• EpistemologyIt’s difficult to know what we can be sure of.
• FamilyNobody really had to say anything.
• Grandfather clockIt chimes the hours and half hours.
• IndecipherableMany are not self-evident.
• Lane arrowsIt’s better if you’re familiar with the lanes.
• LiesThe president lies.
• MessagesOur world is full of messages, old and new.
• Money in politicsThey say money talks.
• Old computerWe have retained the evidence.
• Open againThe restaurant’s website suggests they’re open.
• Optical illusionThey trick the brain.
• RainWe didn’t recognize the sound of it, at first.
• SalesmanHe needs you to buy his story.
• Sea airThe sea air reminds me of freedom.
• SeedsThey seem to be saying, “We belong here.”
• Shower of petalsA tree is our flower girl.
• SymptomAn itchy scalp is a sign of something.
• Wall of booksEach book is from someone’s life.
• We don’t knowIt could go either way.