“What are we lost in today?” he asked. I didn’t look at him. His mocking voice slid off me. “Nothing.” I stared at the table.

“What are we lost in today?” he asked. I didn’t look at him. His mocking voice slid off me. “Nothing.” I stared at the table.

20 minutes – whatever comes up The rope moved in the wind. The apple tree still naked, branches scratching the sky, held it. She watched empty and uninvited. Allie touched the bubbled window glass with the tips of her fingers. She could feel the cold through the window. She pulled her fingers through the dust…

The rope moved in the wind. The apple tree still naked, branches scratching the sky, held it. She watched, empty and uninvited

The rope moved in the wind. The apple tree still naked, branches scratching the sky, held it. She watched, empty and uninvited

Wind hurled itself against the house, shaking the windows. Kalli’s eyes were huge in the shadows. “Is it over?” she asked. “No”

Wind hurled itself against the house, shaking the windows. Kalli’s eyes were huge in the shadows. “Is it over?” she asked. “No”

The tapping on the window assaulted me. I groaned and rolled over, pressing the pillow onto my head. “Go away, stupid bird”.

The tapping on the window assaulted me. I groaned and rolled over, pressing the pillow onto my head. “Go away, stupid bird”.

20 minutes free fall – whatever comes up “Millicent” David shouted up the stairs. “We have to go now. I can’t be late to catch this flight”. He straightened his tie and looked at his watched. He sighed. His luggage was piled precariously in the hallway. He double checked his pockets. He had his papers,…

20 minutes. free fall, whatever comes up~ “Are you comfortable?” she asked. She walked around the chair that I was strapped into, checking the restraints and her clipboard alternately. I felt the soft leather and cold stainless steel sensors under my palms. “No” I said. I wasn’t comfortable. The chair was not the problem. The…

‘Oh there you are.’ Lila said. ‘Yes’. I stood in the doorway, waiting to come in. ‘You’re late.’ she said. ‘I had nothing to say.’