This was a fun memory exercise…

Bold the states you've been to, underline the states you've lived in, italicize the state you're in now... Alabama / Alaska / Arizona/ Arkansas/ California/ Colorado/Connecticut/ Delaware/ Florida/ Georgia/ Hawaii/ Idaho/ Illinois/ Indiana/ Iowa / Kansas/ Kentucky/ Louisiana/ Maine/ Maryland/ /Massachusetts/ Michigan/ Minnesota/ Mississippi/ Missouri/ Montana/ Nebraska/ Nevada/ New Hampshire/ New Jersey/ New Mexico/ New …

in the silent pause

It's in the silent pause between "thanks for meeting me" and "I'll see you soon." All the words are tied up in blue ribbon. I could let them hang until they unwind like the telephone cord or I could just give them up in the twisted bunch to let someone else untangle the mess I …