Callie K WestMay 8, 20225 minHELPLESSThe roses were blooming, all at once, on both sides of the sidewalk: red, yellow, pink. It was too much, the profusion. Jessica closed...
Callie K WestJan 13, 202115 minParadiseMy father’s last words were to my sister-in-law Melanie. “Take care of Larry,” he told her. Soon after, he took a turn for the worse, and...
Callie K WestJun 19, 20205 minSSDDAs was often the case, Dorothy’s first thought when she woke up was, “Nothing new under the sun.” She’d had the thought a few times...
Callie K WestJun 19, 20203 minTHE DRIVEI fly up the on-ramp like a thousand butterflies lifting from the earth. Merging, I hear honking. It sounds like an elephant trumpeting....