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.
