October Twelve

Published on 12 October 2025 at 06:46

Sunday, October 12, 2025, 33.2*, 86% RH, 0612

     I have to stop going outside with the dogs leaving the door open after I’ve turned the heat on. Eyes adjusting to darkness, I lean against the railing, find the shape-shifting moon no longer round. No clouds this morning. Orange rises behind the tangle of limbs on the horizon seeps into a band of white lying beside gray. Traffic noise. Coffee cooling, heated jacket warming.

 

The days of open doors are closing.

 

Photo: Chris Austin