Tag Archives: memories

Like Yesterday

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

In the rain, it was, seeking a place indistinct, somewhere that was nowhere. Looking back, she remembered fear and wounds, remembered the desperation, remembered no once cared if she returned. In the spring, it was, cold enough to see her … Continue reading →

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City Life Lights

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Precious night memory laden, hazy lights on a furtive bridge crossing, the currents glistening, the fog’s blue moonlight glow hiding truth and lies, echoing the music in her mind. Her balcony overlooked life’s carnival, humanity dancing on ebony streets in … Continue reading →

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Kitty Ghosts

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

So long, so many years, memory fading, but not the faces, not the personalities, not ever the names. Each kitty a piece of her heart she’d never forget, each meow in expectation, each purr at night was another addition to … Continue reading →