The Wistful Grid
October 14. The rain has stopped. The sky is a flat, bruised purple. I am sitting in the kitchen. My hands are shaking. I look at them. They are not my hands. They are too old. Too tired. I am still on duty. Or I think I am. The uniform is damp. The wool clings to my skin. It smells of wet dog and old iron. I cannot shake it off. I look at the plant. It is on the table. A single stalk. A white...
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