In Depth

The kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and living room were all cramped, no barrier separating them. Instead of white marble, the floor was made of dark brown wood typical of older houses,...

Low-hanging stray branches stretched lifeless, just a breadth short into my room, like groping skeletal fingers. The bird, inching ever closer, took them as invitation. It hopped with more grace...

Upstairs, the brown stone walls zigzagged across the screen. She spent the rest of daylight cleaning them up. The evening non-traffic spread outside her window. Endless brown blocks filled her...