I have to lean in real close to hear his little voice. At first I did a double take because I thought he said years. He just stared at me patiently as if to say, why do you second guess yourself, you know you heard me the first time. He Read more
I fell off the blog-wagon. This is simultaneously no big deal and the worst thing to happen. Outside my head I know the world didn’t skip a beat, but inside my endlessly contorting grey matter the puzzle of how to jump on again tortured me. The more time passed the Read more
Some days a single word is a trigger. Serena remembers when the twins were five and how she’d give anything for a ‘no word’ day. She challenged them to round after round of the ‘silent game’. One gummy bear for each five minutes of silence, their best time was thirty-one Read more
Her handwriting looks like it could be used for close-ups in the movies. It’s fluid and legible but it’s not perfect. It looks like it’s written by a real person. She writes a lot. Mostly note cards to people after shows or dinner parties. She has a reputation for her Read more
Penny sets the plate down and steps back to offer fresh ground pepper. She freezes with the pepper mill suspended. The young woman is staring at the tangle of noodles in horror. Penny scans the dish with the artfully smeared pesto and negative space. There is nothing amiss but something Read more
Oh words, you’ve done it again, letting me go blithely on my way believing I knew what was what. Silly me. The beauty of words is that they have specific meanings. Yes sometimes different words can mean the same thing but they each have their own unique identity. Planning and Read more
Her mom used to say look to the water. Whenever something went wrong in a day, she’d say “Look to the water, it’ll soothe you.” They were island people so finding water had been easy. Bee was in the big city now. Soothing had been hard to come by until Read more
Celine didn’t chat up customers for the tips but she did manage to save a few dollars for herself. She liked the compliments on her English and the taste of camaraderie while she tempted them with the sweets menu. Gilles gave hard stares if it sounded like flirting. She was Read more