I visited the place of our first date. I stared at the back of a woman’s head, positive it was yours.

I remembered the back of your head well. I missed it.

She turned. It was you, and not. My image of you was different from the real you.

Relief.

Chris Wilkensen is a wandering English instructor. He is trying to figure out what he wants in life, while being careful not to let life pass him by. He has trouble winning both battles simultaneously.