alexander caleb – "loyal, whole-hearted defender"

xxiii. they/he. tender, optimistic, whimsical writer-boy. lover of the written word, soft blankets, and his friends.

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calendar

• ✔ august 3: andy, 10:00 / therapy, 1:30 / practicum mtg, 3:00
• ✔ august 5: practicum mtg, 9:00
• ✔ august 6: haircut, 9:00
• august 7: husband time, 10:00
• august 10: andy, 10:00
• august 11: practicum mtg, 11:00
• august 12: practicum mtg, 9:00
• august 14: work, 10:00
• august 17: andy, 10:00 / therapy, 1:30 / practicum mtg, 3:00
• august 18: storytime w holly, 10:00
• august 21: tattoo, 12:00
• august 22: work, 9:00
• august 24: andy, 10:00
• august 31: andy, 10:00 / therapy, 1:30

goals

• organize life for the fall

• the hundred thousand kingdoms, n. k. jemisin
  • "he beamed and took my hand again – not pulling me anywhere, just feeling companionable." (p. 31)
  • "sieh leaned against me, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head on my breast. immortal or not, there was such innocence in the way he did it that i did not push him away. i put my arm around him without thinking, and he uttered a deep, contented sigh." (p. 37)
  • "this close, the impulse was too strong to resist. i cupped his cheek in my hand and leaned up to kiss his forehead. he started in surprise but then smiled shyly, his cheek warming under my palm... he was so easy to love." (p. 149)
  • "i do not understand the pain i perceive, wrapped around both of them like chains, but i can tell that love is their defens...