I ARRIVED AT MY BEACH HOUSE EXPECTING PEACE-YILUX

not rewarding it, just letting it exist as the truth it was meant to be.

Outside, the last of the cars disappeared down the road, and with them went the noise, the chaos, the illusion that this place could be taken without consequence.

The house felt different now, not restored, not yet, but quieter, like it was waiting to see what I would choose next.continue reading …