Archive: February 2015

I come to sit in the creme-colored wingback chair–the one Jon doesn’t like. Coffee mug in hand, I prop my feet on the old oak chest which belonged to my great aunt, Lucille. It’s hard on my heels and I grab a pillow off the sofa to tuck under them. I sit still and listen. [...]

Last night I had an unexpected date. I think the pockets that open up at the last minute in an otherwise dry and dusty calendar may be the ones which bloom greenest. Things have been a little strained lately. And by strained I mean I’ve been even more impatient than usual with some forgetfulness belonging [...]