bio: Dave Ruslander has bipolar disorder but
is able to work and create. He lives on his horse farm in Virginia and works as a computer
network engineer. He's been published in numerous e-zine and print publications.
Comb wet hair squinting in a steamy mirror. My profile appears in a sideways glance at my reflection, Alfred Hitchcock looks back.
Slip on the requisite khakis and polo shirt, slide the change from the bureau and watch gnarled hands melt into the burl sheen. It's always the same but today I feel old.