The Pale Bonsai
The rain did not fall. It stood. It hung in the air like a grey curtain, thick and wet, smelling of iron and old dust. Edward Ashworth stood beneath the archway of the gate. The stone was slick. His boots slid slightly on the moss. He looked at the woman. Sarah. She held a small pot. It was white. Porcelain. Inside, a tree. It was twisted. Its bark was pale, like bone. The leaves were a dull,...
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