Sorry not to write you back sooner...

Sorry not to write you back sooner

I have been a bit spaced-out

I saw a picture of you and Marianne on FB recently—

You look great together!

Ugh, not looking forward to breaking this news to a triple Scorpio

At the castle now it is weird to have time to do anything I want

Sort of freaks me out, though I guess I should enjoy it

How is everyone? Are we still feeling this?

Just wanted to make sure I didn't lose track of you

I have been in Europe and not in New York

Lovely picture of the girls

Let's take a walk when I get back... long overdue! 

Glad you are finding a little time to relax with Mel,

And hopefully some poetry

This looks great!

I can't believe my time is already up at the castle

I think this will definitely up the ante...

I hope the holidays have been grand in Greece!

Things were pretty quiet here.

A bunch of us cooked followed by karaoke.

I can't remember the last time I karaoked.

We will Skype

Just in case you were wondering what you missed while you were

Away from the castle... 

I was using the site in English and also using Google

Maps with the address you gave

Me, so I really don't know what

I could have been doing wrong

It is a missed opportunity for sure

Send word from the motherland when you can...

I hope you guys won't hate me

I have been completely out-to-lunch

Holed up in the castle. Take a bus? A cab?

I'm looking forward to seeing you

And to having a little adventure...

Late to rise this dreariest of mornings...

Great moves on the dance floor last night!

I would happily attempt to produce my famous chowder

If everyone contributes a bottle of wine and a dessert

Fruit and a flight of cheeses for hors d'oeuvres

And maybe a single malt for aperitif

I will bring the hip-hop mix...

However quahogs may be difficult to come by 

Sorry for being 'complicated'!

Just wanted to check in about plans to visit

I'm sorry for my ambivalence; I bend too easily sometimes

I thought I would wake up and regret what I wrote

In fact, I woke up feeling less angry

But still a little angry at what he wrote

Today's a day I have been putting off for awhile

Wishing it was colder and snowier here

Not the weather I was expecting

Really could use an ocean right now

A forest just isn’t the same

Last night I wrote a poem about seeing The Hunger Games

In German… how that felt.

I just took a big fat shit

I hope this is OK

Typical manager...

Sometimes I feel that if I never hear another word

In German it will be too soon

I tend to agree with you

That we shouldn't let these works go so easily

I want to respect her input.

I am going to follow your lead,

which is basically what I just did in an email

I am a little frustrated that we cannot talk

At this point all I can do is point to the fact

That I feel totally in the dark

All I can do not to lose my temper 

I'm sorry, my brain is warped

I am, in a word, cranky

Will write you a real letter soon

Just had to withdraw from all communication

You will have to tell me about it in person

Regardless, the book will be grand!

Is there something I missed? In understanding,

Got momentarily swallowed up by the castle!

I think this would be a better way to proceed

Everything is very murky right now 

Maybe subtlizing 

I feel really out of the loop

It is totally abstract to me

I just tried calling but your mailbox is full 

I'm very sorry I couldn't visit

A missed opportunity!

I would like to donate

I am in the castle, yes!

Listening to Chopin's Nocturnes and drinking coffee

While I try to write this poem

Which I don't like writing

I started sharing some of these on Facebook

Working through the complicated feelings

I'm attaching that, in case you are interested

I wrote it in like two hours

I also really love the forest

Where I have been jogging

God, every track is so good!

Thinking of you guys from afar

Gosh, I hope it is not too soon to send you this

Since you expressed a curiosity in how I might start

I feel compelled to share

I hope I have not wrongfully depicted you!

I have some notes for how it might continue and expand

I'm home for the evening and will have Skype

Quasi-slavery and male pregnancy—perfect combo!

I had forgotten that he connects us

Very rare in my current life

I can't believe that much time has passed

I also would love to read more

If there is any you'd be willing to to share

The reading you gave at the Poetry Project was extraordinarily moving! 

I have a lot to say,

But am holding my tongue

That a place be reserved for them

As a kind of placeholder

If only their names suspended over a blank page

Here is the initial letter

Hope all is going well with life

I'm quite happy to not be working

I wanted to run an idea past you

Which I hope you will feel

Especially around ideas of "friendship" and "community,"

To play with the idea of how the book emerges

What I would like to do is invite nearly everyone

I've always wanted to collaborate on something

I miss our conversation!

Never mind that last email

Uploading to Facebook

It was super depressing the last time I popped in there

Very few books on the shelf

I actually don't know a word of German

(imagine a lot of pointing and apologizing)

Good to talk about vintage clothing, I Love Dick, teaching, and other

Subjects tonight... I hope you are surviving the endless party!

I let a few things go to waste

I also really would prefer apples, pears, grapes, and bananas

I hope I am not being too picky!

If there is any way to also get something leafy, like some spinach or lettuce, I would really 

Appreciate that

I hope I am not making too many demands on you!

Thank you for your many efforts.