Part 1. “Ma, aku mau kenalin mama ke seseorang.” Ujar anakku di siang hari itu tanpa diawali angin dan disambut hujan. Aku sudah tahu siapa maksudnya. Mungkin kali ini ia sudah mantap. Anak perempuanku, Arie, memang ku tahu cukup konservatif. Teman pria yang ia bawa ke rumah bisa dihitung jari. Aku tak pernah mengajarinya, apalagi soal urusan pertemanan dengan lawan… Read more →
Category: Fictions
Pundak
Aku mengamati pundakmu, tampak belakangmu, perlahan menjauh. Lalu pundakmu melebur dan menyatu dengan pundak-pundak lainnya. Barulah aku menyadari kau telah meninggalkan tempat ini, meninggalkanku sejauh-jauhnya hingga pundakmu menjadi sebuah titik yang tertelan kerumunan. Kapan kau akan kembali?Read more
The Woman On The Antique Store
I was with my non-vagabond non-adventurous family, consisted of young parents and me as the only child, when we were visiting an antique store somewhere uncertain. My dad is a very tall young man, with blonde and wavy hair -though he’d look better with glasses- while mom is an average lady on her age. Not skinny, not tall, she dyed her boring haircut with caramel color.Read more
Lucid Dreaming
So I just realize this for the past two months, that I actually have the ability to lucid dreaming. I know it’s hard to imagine. But anyway, it did happen.
Remember that typical dream that only lasts for a moment? No color? Sometimes it’s monochrome, or in pale tone? There’s less dialogue and everything is just out of rationality?Read more