Tag Archives: rejection

self-serve

it’s been quite a week, hasn’t it?  i think it has. at work, they made me go through this ritual of giving this co-worker, who i am supposed to supervise, her annual performance review. i wasn’t quite sure how to … Continue reading

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x-treme sports

the elaborate contortions of … .. of a heart that dares to go to the most strenuous x-tremes to protect itself from even the faintest wisps of abandonment. … of a heart that deflects and negates and strategizes and schemes … Continue reading

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25th Amendment

Speech delivered at Lucky Pierre’s America/N Constitutional Amendment Show at Defibrillator Gallery, Chicago November 6, 2012 (Election Night) (This performance was part of a 13-hour event featuring performers, social activists and legal experts—each assigned to interpret a specific amendment of … Continue reading

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fractured heart

a peculiar moment on my way to work, even for me. I somehow managed to stumble on the flat sidewalk, falling straight on my face, breaking the further collapse of my body onto the pavement with my wrists. my nose … Continue reading

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Against rejection

My question today is what is the average rebound time needed to recover from rejection? 5 minutes? 5 days? 5 years? Why do all rejections feel somewhat like rejection? Why do they always carry the same weight? What constitutes them? … Continue reading

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