Sleepless, Larry steps out into the pre-dawn light to walk off his anxiety. He doesn’t text his wife to let her know; doesn’t want the ping of her cellphone to wake her. Later they will laugh at this—how easily he’s forgotten about pen, paper, that words can be hand-written.
Jennifer L Freed is the author of When Light Shifts, a memoir-in-poems on care-giving, aging, and family relationships, inspired by the aftermath of her mother’s stroke. Her parents still inspire her. Please visit jfreed.weebly.com to learn more.
…perhaps writing a page or two by hand might have eased Larry’s restlessness and lulled him towards sleep?
deftly captured moment. thank you.
Thank you. And to your first comment, yes, quite possibly the fictional Larry could have benefitted from writing his thoughts. It does help me sometimes :) And so does walking.
Quite possible!
So true. Clever minimal word usage.