loose change

jan. 3 2022 Isabella; it’s hard to figure out where to begin: how do you write about a year that you keep forgetting has ended? and to contemplate another year of friendship from a distance–how do you recap a year in friendship when the primary source of connection is a telephone? lots of potential to…

The cold seeps through the gaps in the door frames of this old house. It’s everywhere, crawling through the pipes and faucets, cold hands cupped on window panes, cold breath fogging the glass. We make fires out of old newspapers with year-old headlines. Some feel current: “virus ravages cramped homes in Los Angeles,” while others…