She has thin, slender wrists and small palms. Her fingers are long and dexterous, her nails unpainted and trimmed short. The spaces between her bony knuckles are long. She is a wild child with long, full, and wavy red hair highlighted with gold. The curls turn softly at the end, when they are further up…
Tag: people watching
Happy Trails (and not the fun kind)
I have problems with buses. Lots of problems. They probably started in elementary school when I had to take the school bus and Anthony wouldn’t let me sit next to my best friend. These issues were exacerbated by overhearing someone have phone sex on a school bus years later, which were compounded by a few…
Working Woman
Dirty white sneakers, yellowing at the edged. No socks, but sheer black pantyhose. Working woman who knows the ropes. Black skirt is rucked up, half her thighs showing. Tabloid folded in half underneath a small clutch/purse. Manicure is worn and dull, silver rings on left middle finger, slender black leather watch on the same wrist….
Beast Inside
With his head bowed over his phone she can see the muzzle of the beast in his face. The shadow of his stubble narrows his face and sharpens his cheekbones. His nose points straight and she thinks fox. When he raises his eyes she thinks shark-predator. Has anyone told him he has a small flat…
Working Hands
Hundreds, maybe thousands of hairs are all together in what looks like one uniform mass (God knows exactly how many hairs there are on your head). His feet both point forward, rocking back to lean against the door, knees locked. Blue jeans dark, but artificially worn – fairly new, no fraying cuffs. Not tight, hard…
Little Gentian 