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Weekly Contest #350
TW: Illness and death Age told my bones to rattle with every step nowadays. Time seems to catch us all off guard. My skin is thin enough that my bones remind me of wind chimes. I’m limping towards the park bench with maracas for legs. It made me think about how much I missed dancing. I’ll settle with sitting on a park bench for the time being. Hydrangeas cover the wooden bench like a shawl of blush and lilac. Usually the sunlight would reflect gold off of the flowers. Autumn brought the breeze out to disappoint. It blew some clouds over the...
Weekly Contest #19
The store was the first place I drove to on my own when he moved us here. A small little shop at the end of a new town. All I needed were a stuffed elephant, a funny card, Calvin Klein cologne a special lamp: pre-ordered online, and some lipstick. Quick. In and out. No problem. I knew where everything was. This store held many memories of us together, and more memories of when I had my own credit card and didn’t have to ask permission to spend my own money. I would only be here briefly before coming home to celebrate. The stuffed elephant,...
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