Younger

People often tell me I look younger than I am. Some impolite bastards even say I'm lying about my age. Now, what can I possibly gain from lying, except some pride? I have that in small measure, so any source is okay. But I digress. When someone does say I look younger, I am in …

Riverside reflections

The ferry bobs touching the horizon and retreating back to its place, a game it plays with my vision. A cathedral lurks in the background, dwarfing the boats and the boy who’s poised to jump off the ramp into the river. Yet in the moment when the diver is in midair, his body reaching like …