What was on the wall that day.
The mechanic told me what was actually wrong and how to fix it myself.
My sister kept my secret for thirty years. I just learned she knew.
My father took me to the diner on Saturdays. We sat at the counter. He let me order coffee at twelve. He laughed when I made a face.
My breath in cold air.
The smell of pine on a hot day.
Walking into a clean kitchen I didn't have to clean.
My niece told me I had the best laugh in the family.
Grateful for the kindness of strangers on the train when my baby would not stop crying. They smiled. They told me, this is what they do.
My uncle had a parakeet that escaped. We never found him. I still look up for a green bird whenever I'm in his neighborhood.
Sound of leaves in October. Whole street talking.
My father holds my hand at the doctor's office. I'm forty-six.
The clean smell of rain coming.