Happened So Fast
Side by side we stroll cobbled streets, fumbling together conversation. We trace over old topics, staying safe in the familiar, keeping cautious with what’s already on the table. Silence isn’t something to overcome, it’s a breath in discussion, an excuse to observe each others smile. Whatever this is doesn’t have a name. Not yet. In […]
The Interruption
“Did you hear it?” I burst through the door, looking for anyone who might be around to speculate with. “Wait–you did, too?” my sister said, twisting to glance over the couch. “What the hell was it?” “It came on about five minutes ago, right? That’s when you heard it?” “Yeah, I was in traffic and […]
Flash Fiction: Forever
I stopped counting years after I turned 121. I’m not sure why that number. I had been very careful to remember all the other big days – different milestones they meant, the people who came and went during each successive celebration, but the big one-two-one seemed so unimportant to me. So insignificant. Just as I […]
Flash Fiction: Rainy Day
Everything looks different now. The sun has found a hiding place between pewter clouds and the birds forget how to sing. I can barely see through the sheet of mist coming over the hill, it’s shroud darkening the world as far as the eye can see. I am not prepared for this. I am not […]
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