Hot breath and runny noses. Gloved hands and empty promises. Lovestruck boys and an endless river. That inchoate storm and no care for tomorrow. Careful steps and gentle motion. Push me, push me, and I got you, I got you. Crashing through ice and falling to the center of everything.

Oliver Cubillos is a writer and filmmaker from Los Angeles, California. He holds a BFA in Media Arts Production with a minor in literature from Emerson College. His work is published or forthcoming in Heavy Feather Review, BULL Magazine, Free Flash Fiction, and elsewhere.