A Step Sideways
Looking down at himself, he couldn’t help feeling that life had not turned out exactly as he had imagined it
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Looking down at himself, he couldn’t help feeling that life had not turned out exactly as he had imagined it
The alchemy must be correct. Not a hair, not a breath can ruin the balance of the moment. The crowd
While my lovely artists have given me a generous buffer of images, I find myself lacking an equally generous buffer
It was the summer he turned thirteen, the summer everyone told him that he was now a man, too old
Silken sweet notes like blueberries on your tongue, lick your lips and sample the music in the air. Life never
Plant this seed, she told me, in the harshest place in the world. And if it grows, I will
In old photos, she always looks sad. It’s a strange disconnect; in every memory I have, my mother is laughing,
It’s cocktail time, a spritz of my special cocktail cologne, do you feel the groove? Cocktail pants and a cocktail
She pulls the blanket tighter. Strange how a thin layer of cotton can impart a sense of safety. No reason
Shh. The trick is to be as still as the shadow I resemble. Let their beating hearts calm. Let small