Small Stone for Friday, Jan. 6, 2012

[mrs_prufrock]

This young woman on the trolley, she was down from Erie. She said, "You've taught me the city way," after she tried to toast him across the aisle, his brown paper bag, her Thermos that she never revealed the contents of, and he pulled it back at the last second. Her laugh was bright and hyper. "No no no, I'll cheers to you, man, I won't be fooled

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[81853k]

You're so good with the descriptions of people. They aren't descriptions. They're alive. If you came back to these two years from now, he wouldn't have changed, would still be less than her -- she would have moved beyond, he would never have the nerve to talk to her. I think she would agree.