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Fallacyย
A shadow cast by something invisible ย falls on the white cover of a book ย lying on my table, untraceableย shade twisting faintly upwardsย like smoke . . . but beyond the...
Honeymoon Road Signs on I-10 East in Arizonaย
Zero visibility possible,you read aloud. The logicโs water-tight:thereโs always a good chance for lack of sight. We left late. This valleyโs crossableon good days, but today, the signs are...
After the Funeral
So that is all life is: a darkening trail; a coin once flipped and idly caught again; a former loverโs final correspondence; a ruined cathedral; a probing blame-filled glance...