Yellow Ceramic Mug and Red Silk Scarf in a Red Buick

like a statement of fact, a restoration of order after a long and unnecessary confusion.

When the last of the gray paint was covered, I stepped back to look at my work. The hallway was whole again, the color consistent from the top of the stairs to the corner of the parlor door.

I washed my brushes in the small sink in the corner of the studio, using continue reading …