Posts Tagged: friends

05.36

  At night, when Kristen was away for a concert, Julia and Gaia danced in the living room to music played by a phonograph. Gaia would pick one wax cylinder, put it in place and start dancing. Julia moved awkwardly and laughed

05.36

  At night, when Kristen was away for a concert, Julia and Gaia danced in the living room to music played by a phonograph. Gaia would pick one wax cylinder, put it in place and start dancing. Julia moved awkwardly and laughed

05.17

    Julia and Gaia followed the runner until they lost him at the bridge of tears.

05.17

    Julia and Gaia followed the runner until they lost him at the bridge of tears.

04.91

  It took hours, orange juice and Kristen’s waffles to console Gaia. Something’s happened to Julia, she said but was not able to say more or how she knew it. When she eventually sat to eat she knew that Julia

04.91

  It took hours, orange juice and Kristen’s waffles to console Gaia. Something’s happened to Julia, she said but was not able to say more or how she knew it. When she eventually sat to eat she knew that Julia

04.89

  Returning home from the thermal pool of Campo Vignoni, Gaia felt suddenly Julia’s pain. She screamed and cried and was relieved only when, at home, she felt her mother’s embrace. In that same instant Julia’s body was lifted from

04.89

  Returning home from the thermal pool of Campo Vignoni, Gaia felt suddenly Julia’s pain. She screamed and cried and was relieved only when, at home, she felt her mother’s embrace. In that same instant Julia’s body was lifted from

04.87

Gaia could not wait for Julia to return. She attended school in the day but her mind was always distracted. In the evening she would swim for two, three hours in the thermal pool in Campo Vignoni, until there was

04.87

Gaia could not wait for Julia to return. She attended school in the day but her mind was always distracted. In the evening she would swim for two, three hours in the thermal pool in Campo Vignoni, until there was

04.76

  A soloist sang in falsetto.    

04.76

  A soloist sang in falsetto.    

04.52

Please talk to her, she needs to know, said Julia. A seagull looked inside the shop window, then flew away. I will do, have this, Kiko said and gave Julia a straw cloche hat with a black grosgrain band. She

04.52

Please talk to her, she needs to know, said Julia. A seagull looked inside the shop window, then flew away. I will do, have this, Kiko said and gave Julia a straw cloche hat with a black grosgrain band. She

04.24

Bye now, said the boatman. Julia waved her hand and walked to the stairway alone. You need help, cried a man from way, way up. Julia smiled, her legs excited on the stairs.

04.24

Bye now, said the boatman. Julia waved her hand and walked to the stairway alone. You need help, cried a man from way, way up. Julia smiled, her legs excited on the stairs.

04.17

  My stomach hurts, I cannot eat. Julia’s head was bowed, her plate of paccheri with ricotta and cherry tomatoes untouched. Gaia banged her glass against Julia’s. It is very good and my belly hurts too. Julia looked at her.

04.17

  My stomach hurts, I cannot eat. Julia’s head was bowed, her plate of paccheri with ricotta and cherry tomatoes untouched. Gaia banged her glass against Julia’s. It is very good and my belly hurts too. Julia looked at her.

04.11

  That night Kristen sang in an empty water tower on top of a stone building in Neck Island. To enter the tower, Julia and Gaia climbed a steep stair leading to a porthole in the wooden floor of the

04.11

  That night Kristen sang in an empty water tower on top of a stone building in Neck Island. To enter the tower, Julia and Gaia climbed a steep stair leading to a porthole in the wooden floor of the