Things We Forget

The local planetarium feels like a promise my childhood made and my adulthood postponed.

A riverside trail ten minutes from my house exists as a line on a map rather than a lived walk.

The small historical fort near my home remains a place I reference in conversation without firsthand memory.

I write essays, edit tone, read books, cook meals, and rest..

I journal memories, reread drafts, watch interviews, freewrite, and sleep for fun.

I research culture, read criticism, cook soup, organize notes, and rest my eyes.

I read novels, note themes, cook grains, walk paths, and daydream.

I brainstorm prompts, write responses, reply to comments, heat up meals, and rest.To be honest, I spend a lot of my free time on Quora. There, I provide common sense…

I read long essays, annotate margins of my own drafts, cook pasta, clean desks, and drink tea.

I reread journals, organize folders, read articles, drink tea, and stretch my shoulders. What are five things you like to do for fun? Comment to let me know.