“The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.” — Toni Morrison Every time I am responding to a prompt, I’m testing my power of imagination. But I have miles to go …the…
Was it: The day I was born? Or the day I first went to school? The day I aced my maths exam? Or the day I fell in love for the first time? The day I started my new job? Or the day I first visited a beach? The day…
I crept up upon her silently and slowly. I’m very wily that way. She didn’t realize what I was up to. When she did, she thought she’d be able to beat me. Unfortunately, her plans to get rid of me were always postponed. Somehow, she couldn’t find it in herself…