grounded
flux
i
spent
a
good
five
minutes
contemplating
the
subtle
difference
between
the
phrases "vomiting
in
the
toilet
"
and
"vomiting
on
the
toilet
".
other
prepositions,
too
.
vomiting
to
the
toilet
. vomiting
near
the
toilet
. vomiting
around
the
toilet
.
041008
...
flux
hinkley's
head
swam violently
in
an
empty
sea
.
a
loud
, guttural upheaval
was
happening
close_by,
but
yet
too
far
away
for
him
to
understand
...
what
was
he
doing
here
again
,
with
his
thoughts
in
the
clouds
,
and
his
head
in
the
water
?
he
tried
to
calm
the
mutterings
of
his
mind
and
made
an
effort
to
take
in
his
surroundings.
as
his
eyes
came
slowly
into
focus
,
he
contemplated
the
subtle
semantic differences
between
the
phrases 'puking
in
the
toilet'
and
'puking
on
the
toilet'.
041124
...
insouciant
Stand
still
Land
underfoot
Horizon
beyond
Surely
Senses
delay
Slither
slog
Outcast recast
It
’s
you
It
’s
just
you
Only
you
Handle
grounded
One
hand
One
foot
220719
...
raze
"
go
to
your
room
,"
they
said
,
not
understanding
that
what
they
thought
of
as
punishment
was
really
salvation
wearing
cruelty's
clothes
,
because
they
were
exiling
me
to
the
only
safe
place
i
had
left
.
220720
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from