Abrupt
I’m not sure which came first, his fear or mine. We were standing there, his sweaty hand wrapped around my dry one, his head cocked slightly to the left as he began to lean in for our first kiss (to...
View ArticleCarbon Friendprint
“Your pineapple plant has survived too!” I said to my dear friend, “Mine has even sprouted a second one.” She leaned down, faffed with the fronds and said, “Looks like I have another one too.” I...
View ArticleStrike the Sky, a meditation
Have you ever heard the wind siren through the camphor? Seen its sociable branches strike the sky? They look harmless, and your mouth will water. But those sumptuous, black berries will kill you....
View ArticleYou get these ideas in your head
Lately, I am attuned to the words people use. I am a writer, so this is nothing new. What’s changed is the filter through which I listen, a feminist one. Did I already lose you? Do you have an...
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