18 January 2022

January 18, 2022 Andreae Callanan

Andreae's old undergraduate copy of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, edited by Thomas H. Johnson. The book rests on Andreae's lifted hand. It is a 770 page paperback with a dark blue cover; the spine text is beige and white. The book -- obviously well thumbed -- is held at such an angle that the lamplight highlights the many cracks along its spine. — ^{Andreae’s old undergraduate copy of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, edited by Thomas H. Johnson. The book rests on Andreae’s lifted hand. It is a 770 page paperback with a dark blue cover; the spine text is beige and white. The book — obviously well thumbed — is held at such an angle that the lamplight highlights the many cracks along its spine.}

I fumbled my pen while trying to replace its cap and got ink all over my favourite cozy workday dress. The wind has me jumpy as a cat. (The cat, for what its worth, seems perfectly calm.)