auspicious transitions; emboldened by it just being the right thing to do. a storage space, a new autonomy, leaving behind a crippled car and a dangling apartment lease. humbled by a drained savings account and honest debt, snoring next to strangers, and ashamed of the marks of privilege that I inadvertently wear. tears from omaha to des moines (some tears are warmer than others) and a surprise cup of coffee in Iowa city (some cups of coffee are warmer than others). a mal de mer that made the ceiling squeeze and left me perceiving things more in terms of weights than sights and sounds: things differing by how tightly they cleave to the earth. right now, I'm all knots and knuckles and exit numbers.