Concrete Diaries

Laura the Italian Lush

2008-09-02T20:50:00.000-07:00

A fierce brunette, Laura burned the candle at both ends.

Poop

2008-08-17T17:36:00.000-07:00

I'm hoping this was merely a description and not a command.

From Beth in SF.

Jack Rules 91

2008-08-16T12:43:00.001-07:00

I wonder if Jack has ever heard of Ozymandias?

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
--P.B. Shelley

Bianca + Jerry 2004

2008-06-01T14:29:00.000-07:00

They had just moved in to their new apartment on Fell St. in 2004. They moved back to Portland in 2007.

Manuel Es Un Cochon "91"

2008-05-02T00:07:00.000-07:00

It's true. He was.

D-n-A '81

2008-04-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

"A mysterious outbreak of a sometimes fatal pneumonia among gay men has occurred in San Francisco and in several other major cities..." (San Francisco Chronicle, 1981)

Neither Dan nor Andy survived.

Sarah + Marty

2008-04-29T10:15:00.000-07:00

It was 1994 and they had just come back from seeing the Smashing Pumpkins at the Fillmore. The concrete was still wet; Sarah and Marty were still high. They haven't thought of each other for ten years now.

Lisa & Jim & Lisa & Kenny

2008-04-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

At first, Lisa thought Jim was the man of her dreams. They loved old movies, vegetarian food, and children. Then, she met Kenny. He loved Lisa and only Lisa.

Chip loves Don

2008-04-26T00:04:00.000-07:00

They met at a bar through mutual friends. After a month of coy give and take, they finally went on a date.

Chip hasn't been away from Don for more than a few days since that first dinner together three years ago.

Bill + Mary C.

2008-04-20T11:47:00.000-07:00

Their parents didn't approve of the relationship. Bill proposed to Mary on Mount Tam. She said yes. They eloped, moved to Charlotte, and lived happily ever after. The family still disapproves.

Fred loves Chris 2005

2008-04-19T12:32:00.000-07:00

Two years later, they spent their nights arguing over who would get the DVD player. Chris won, but Fred kept the television.

RMB

2008-04-17T13:34:00.000-07:00

Robb is about to lose his house as result of the recession. He's drinking more than ever before, but his wife still loves him.

Tess

2008-04-16T23:22:00.000-07:00

She thinks about her mother every time she smokes a cigarette, slowly killing herself.

Barton

2008-04-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

Bart still lives in Santa Cruz. He surfs almost every day. He has two daughters now. Life is good.