You place the urn carefully onto the examination table. The doctor opens the lid, takes a peek inside, sniffs a little. He nods, like he’s evaluating a new blend of coffee, then dumps half of your husband’s cremains into a big metal mixing bowl, the kind they had in the restaurant kitchen you used to … Continue reading DP FICTION #62B: “On You and Your Husband’s Appointment at the Reverse-Crematorium” by Bill Ferris
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DP FICTION #47C: “The Dictionary For Dreamers” by Cislyn Smith
Apology
(n) A sincere, though ultimately futile, effort to make right a wrong. Always involves books.
Example:
This. She didn’t mean to. It was a mistake.
Arise
1. (v) To get up from a position of repose.
2. (v) To become evident or apparent.
Example:
Time to get up. You arise from the bed, drifting, almost floating, toes straining down to reach the ground, arms flailing a bit for balance, before you thump-settle back into place.
Shake your head. Yes, that was odd. Still, you’ve forgotten about it by the time you’re dressed. Just one of those things.
DP FICTION #7: “A Room for Lost Things” by Chloe N. Clark
“It’s not always there,” Kelly said.
Rose looked at her niece. “What isn’t always there?”
“The room next to mine. It’s not there all the time.”