39. Barrett White — Your Uncle Richard

How things been?
23. 25. 29. 235. 925. 2009.

How things been?
I suddenly remember the face of the man who sold newspapers outside the thrift store.

How things been?
Last night I slept in a bush. It was fine.

How things been?
He had a child’s face.

How things been?
The day falls out of the slit in my sleeve.

How things been?
Either you own a dog or are a dog, he said.

How things been?
I cleaned the vomit from the sink with great care.

How things been?
Xander with one arm helped me break in.

How things been?
How did you get in here?

How things been?
Is it 2009?

How things been?
I’m not as cold as I thought I’d be.

How things been?
If she found my keys, I told her to put them on Craigslist.

How things been?
Contrary to popular belief, I don’t live in a cannabis dispensary.

How things been?
You seem to be in a really great place.

How things been?
Xander’s missing arm activates the smoke machine.

How things been?
All was pain, feathers plucked, and I wore the white gloves.

How things been?
I wasn’t always a violent person.

How things been?
I saw video of a man inserting a traffic cone into his anus, about halfway.

How things been?
I survived off egg matzos and tequila.

How things been?
I thought it was a stubborn bruise but it was actually a blowout.

How things been?
Please select from the following options.

How things been?
I hid in the alley from the the-home-depot-lifeproof-flooring-agents-of-chaos.

How things been?
This short life is a lesson in interference.

How things been?
A small bag packed too tightly.

How things been?
Several packs a day.

How things been?
Printed in the highest quality grayscale.

How things been?
How much does it cost?

How things been?
I-i-i-i can’t, I just can’t...I...no, no -- please, p-p-please don’t, DON’T

How things been?
I didn’t deserve to be eaten by ants.

How things been?
All was pain, feathers plucked, and I wore the white gloves.

How things been?

How things been?
A helicopter landed. A decade passed. I caught a fly in my hand.

How things been?
My scar stopped healing around six months after the incident.

How things been?
I can’t remember the last time I blew a candle out.

How things been?
People stared at the scene from their car windows.

How things been?
I placed a needle in the eye of a needle.

How things been?
Excuse me, but have you seen Xander?

How things been?
Well, I suppose I never needed much.

How things been?
He sold newspapers, but he wasn’t any good.

Week 39: Barrett White