Existentialism v. Nihilism v. Absurdism

A Brief and Personal Descent into Meaning-Making

2023 begins with a burglary while I am in the house.

He leaves a chain on my front porch.

I hit a nail and pop a tire.

A stolen wallet while in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

I walk out of the house and two days later is another flat tire.

A pickpocket takes my phone in downtown Austin.

I spend a summer in London grieving.

My computer bites the dust.

So does my relationship.

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