The nighthawks down bad coffee and talk about all the chances they never took. Catherine hears without listening, counting out her tips in nickels and dimes, aching to be someplace else, where love is gentler, and the past no longer lives in the very marrow of your bones.
Alan currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, but originally hails from Leeds, England. To pay the rent, Alan writes emails all day long for a large global corporation, but for fun he prefers to create short stories and poetry and recently completed a full length mystery novel. When not writing, Alan spends his time constantly learning from his two young daughters, guzzling craft beers with his partner Gina, and following Leeds United’s latest mishaps. Learn more about Alan’s work at alanfalkingham.com.
So many will relate to this. Beautifully written.
I thought the line-‘ and the past no longer lives in the very marrow of your bones’ was so accurate, about how things from the past haunt you and are always there at your core.
Very visual. You placed me in the scene and my imagination took it from there. A complex story in few words… congratulations!