Tzompantli

The impression was one of moving down, of moving backwards, in life…

BEDROOM
96 high
82 wide (83 wo baseboard)
24 7/8 deep from baseboard
(25 w/o)
-no wings
-1 1/2 inch top lip
6’8″ (80 inches) of rod space

… they called these types of apartments “railroad flats” or “shotgun apartments.”

HALL
96 high
27 1/4 wide
22 1/4 deep
1 inch top lip
1/2 inch left & right lip

The building seemed like an architectural relic from late in the previous century…

Entry
96 high
130 wide
(64 to partition; & 2nd 64 1/2)
25 1/2 deep

… think of expressive writing as a life course correction …

Loveseat
Back height 29″
Arm height 23″
Seat height 16 1/2″
Seat depth 26 1/2″

… if you’re distressed about something …

Side tables 23 1/2″

… set aside three to four days to write for 15 to 20 minutes a day about it…

Oil based putty

Oil based pen poly/minwax

Go jogging. See a therapist. Go to a bar. Go to church. Build a tzompantli in your mind.

What I’m Reading:

“Some things happened to me in my formative years that I don’t want to tell you about
but some things happened to you too.”

— Hedgie Choi / “Salvage”