June 5, 2019:

We have no houseplants.

Poison House. Clouds of cigarette smoke, ashes a quarter inch thick on books and surfaces, furniture stained yellow with nicotine. Aerosol bug spray for the spiders. Dishes stored on toxic shelf paper which explicitly reads, Not safe for dishes!. Outside the windows there are oleanders. Death in all directions.

Life is too much trouble. Death is so much easier.