Erin Vataris·Jan 4, 2019FetchIt was summer, in the slow cicada heat of August. Yesterday Jack had found a new puppy, and we were playing with it. His parents had told…
Erin Vataris·May 16, 2017May 16: ShatterThe plateau had been endless, the forest a distant vista, starlight and shadow. Now the edge of the rock loomed before us, not two steps…
Erin Vataris·May 14, 2017May 13: Tipping PointShe turned her back abruptly, looking across the endless plateau back toward the forest, and beyond that the dark hulking shape of the…
Erin Vataris·May 13, 2017May 12: MomentTime elongated. This time, I reached for her hand, slid my fingertips over her palm and twined our fingers together, melding sunlight and…
Erin Vataris·May 12, 2017May 11: MidnightShe refilled my glass, and hers, emptying the slender bottle between them, and then tucked bottle and glass into one hand and stood…
Erin Vataris·May 11, 2017May 10: Ice WineShe lifted a slender dark bottle, tipped it, poured. I saw it descend in slow motion, saw each drop and ripple as it filled my glass…
Erin Vataris·May 10, 2017May 9: PolarisTime stretched out into the spaces between starlight, then, as I reached a hesitant hand up to meet hers, our fingertips making contact. I…
