Ten.One Thousand, Two Hundred & Fifty-Seven

1. Weird flashes coming from his phone. I flip mine over to see if there’s some kind of emergency alert I should see.

2. I use the Bialetti for the last bit of coffee.

3. What are the necessary elements? Oxygen, Heat, and Fuel.

4. “I left him the night of our eighth date when he came back to bed with a cookbook and started to flip through its pages. “I want to make you dinner,” is what he said. His eyes were green and sharp and bright. Parts of his ivory-skinned body still flush from touch. I quietly pretended to listen, but all I could hear was Blackbird fly, blackbird fly.”

5. I miss the free write, she asks me to read the memory prompt.

6. She’s right; there is more here. Maybe I can write an entire book.

7. I thank her for being so patient. All these years later, and it finally clicks.

8. Perfection isn’t required.

9. He asks to snuggle and watch “Nailed It.” I agree.

10. Pax Chenin Blanc in front of the fire. Can I just hold on to this?