Archive - Connor Unger

Walking down the sidewalk on a cold day last winter, I slipped on the ice and threw my arms wide to stay upright.

Feb 19, 2021 •

Changes at Care and Maintenance

Please reference your updated manuals.

Feb 2, 2021 •

October 2020

Care and Maintenance #3: With Love

“You can’t love me if you don’t love politically.” — Jericho Brown

Oct 30, 2020 •

Care and Maintenance #2: When We Begin

“To arrive is a calamity.” — Rebecca Solnit

Oct 7, 2020 •

May 2020

Care and Maintenance #1: Over and Over

“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.” — Kurt Vonnegut

May 19, 2020 •

December 2018

The Quiet Post #23: On Decisive Endings

These stories do have at least one thing going for them: they end.

Dec 31, 2018 •

September 2018

The Quiet Post #22: Autumn Chill

It’s beginning to smell a lot like autumn. Or maybe it’s just this bonfire-scented candle on my desk.

Sep 17, 2018 •

The Quiet Post #21: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Totally didn’t write a single thing.

Sep 10, 2018 •

May 2018

April 2018

The Quiet Post #17: How to Feel Better

The first thing is — keep a record.

Apr 30, 2018 •

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