Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Thirty

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  1. In the dream, she sends an email saying that everything is canceled.

  2. Coffee. And leftover macaroni and cheese.

  3. Canceled flight. The gift of extra time.

  4. Foggy brain trying to create.

  5. I get in the shower and wash my hair, tugging at clumps of curls, thinking about the validity of my fears.

  6. Resources.

  7. While the pound cake bakes, I sit back down and pour over the emails and make notes. I feel my chest tighten and get that fluttering feeling at the base of my throat and try to talk the anxiety back down.

  8. I tell him that I’m just ready for it to be over.

  9. I make a list of gratitudes.

  10. Several rousing games of UNO. Even the 14-year-old plays.

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