The Chair Across From Me: Pushed in Properly
One plate is on the counter. Another in the microwave, door half closed, light still on. Someone passed through here already. You can tell by the spoon in the sink with a line of sauce…
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One plate is on the counter. Another in the microwave, door half closed, light still on. Someone passed through here already. You can tell by the spoon in the sink with a line of sauce…
You could tell before anyone said it. The taxi would slow down at the corner, not quite stopping, just easing into the street like it had something to deliver that needed attention. Somebody would notice…
The edges of the photo are slightly curled, pushing against the plastic. It has been lifted before. Maybe more than once. Maybe by different hands.
I remember the weight of it. The receiver was heavier than anything we hold to our ears now. Slightly warm from the last person who used it. The cord already twisted, so you had to…