Status Updates From Day of the Storm

As we climbed up and over the moor, the view spread and dipped before us--there were hills topped by ancient cairns and standing stones, and tiny forgotten villages, tucked into the folds of unexpected valleys where little rivers ran, and ancient clumps of oak and elm stood clustered by narrow, hump-backed bridges.

"You hear the truth from truthful people."

"Only the boring are bored."

. . . when I touched her cheek it felt papery beneath my lips. It was like kissing a leaf that has long since been wrenched by the wind from its parent tree.