The Pattern of Almost™
“The honesty that collapses a room.” Intimacy as cultural critique.
The Pattern of Almost™ is a lyrical excavation of intimacy that never fully arrived. Through fragments of encounters—compliments that collapsed rooms, flirtations that dissolved, closeness punished for clarity—it traces the ache of being “nearly” chosen, “almost” seen. Structured as vignettes, the work resists heartbreak tropes and instead documents recognition: how to witness, name, and eventually leave the drift of recurring half-connections. Built for book format, staged readings, and spoken-word performances, it’s a signal for those learning to step out of almost.