I will never not love peanut butter.
If I was a yoga teacher would you come to my class?
Philadelphia has the worst sidewalks and best coffee shops.
Nov. 20 was the perfect day to eat oats and listen to Lianne La Havas. November 21 is be the perfect day to drink a dirty chai latte and listen to Brittany Campbell, I predict.
Being a gay son and a gay friend are roles. Being a Matthew is me. This thought is not fully formulated <3
I still watch this from time to time because I think it is one of The Funniest Things:
Coconut oil for my dry, cracked hands is everything to me right now!!
When I get new clothes that I love I wear them right away. When I get new clothes that I love I wear them every day. Do you do that?
I write a lot of poems about/inspired by/referencing Dolly Parton. I’m not ready to share any yet. But I will share this one poem that I wrote just this week:
my dreams, simple little things
my life is glamorous but not expensive
most of my clothes were $2 and
belonged to someone’s grandmother
before her grandchild donated them
to a secondhand store
that’s why i don’t care to
separate white from dark from mixed colors
and i don’t use stain remover or bleach
the stakes just aren’t that high
my life is rich with beautiful moments i create
i have to feel glamorous to feel like matthew
when i blow dry my hair
choose an outfit - changing once or twice
take miniscule sips of coffee to make it last
that’s glamour on a budget
and to think i’m giving away these tips for free. . .
my life may lack direction but at least
it occurs in
multiple cities
giving layers and varied context
to both calm and chaos
my life is not a movie but it would be good
to stream on a rainy saturday morning or sunday night
i don’t have main character syndrome
but i do love the spotlight
i wrote a one man show because
no one would cast me is that okay?
my life dream is for someone to have sex
while a movie i star in plays in the background
“not all dreams are great big dreams,
some people’s dreams are small”
i told my uber driver i am an actor
he told me i should do a play on a cruise ship
which is actually an incredible idea
Are you enjoying the poems and stream-of-consciousness memoir style of this newsletter? If you are, please pass it along to a friend you think would like it, too <3
To close, here are two pics of me smiling in my favorite new piece of secondhand clothing (washed before wearing, I swear), this navy pullover!!
Peace, love, and vegan thanksgiving side dishes,
Matthew