The new shoes were black and shiny and beautiful and clean. They made every step feel like a photograph.
Claire dreamt of puddles, and where to find them.
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Notes:
1. Written on June 8th, 2024
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Tales From The Town #51: Puddles
Sudden sun for a whole weekend marks the unexpected end of this long unceasing winter, and by Monday morning, all that remains of this entire season’s crop of snow are puddles dotted here and there on the street and in the road. And when the children walk to school, one by one, beneath the gleeful stamping of their boots, they too will soon be gone.
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Notes:
1. Written between June 9th and June 15th, 2021
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