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Karin Rumie Copyright held by Author It was my husband, Lucas, who found him. Otherwise, I may have never known what happened to Adrian. He was reading the airline magazine, on our flight from Miami to Málaga for our daughter’s wedding, when he came upon his picture. “Hey, isn’t this the guy who did my … Continue reading Arabesque
The pristine white envelope gleams under the pile of unopened mail like a relic buried in trash. I run my fingers over the bold calligraphy inscription. The Lucca Family. It’s been a long time since I’ve thought of us as a family. Four years, three months, and four days, to be precise. I break the … Continue reading Dear Lucca Family,
Something awful and irreversible has happened in Manhattan, I am certain of it. I've just come from downtown where everything and everyone is covered in ash and now it seems to have followed me across the bridge to Brooklyn. The fine grey dust hangs in the air, landing on the parked cars and the tree … Continue reading Fragment (an excerpt)
He knocks twice before entering Doris' room, having learned the hard way not to surprise his mother. Last week, he’d walked in during her sponge bath and still could not get that image out of his mind. Doris always kept herself thin, except for that time when she’d tried to quit her Virginia Slims. But, … Continue reading Doris
I decided a long time ago to stop chasing passion. It was a good decision. I'd spent much of my twenties caught up in the "follow your passion and the money will come" culture. My biggest problem was I had no idea what my passion was. I made it my life's mission to find … Continue reading The Myth of Passion
Listening to a podcast from a neuroscientist the other day gave me a new perspective on the creative life. The host and guest talked in their introduction about how purposely stressing our bodies for short periods of time was beneficial for our brains and mental health. The examples given were vigorous exercise, fasting, cold and … Continue reading Creative Exposure
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