The Many Moods of Light

Improvateur traveled to Maine this past summer, visiting the Pemaquid Lighthouse for the first time; image © Saxon Henry, all rights reserved.

by Saxon Henry

15. Fog-muted morning light reveals I am a jewel ensconced in a pretty case filled with cottony cushioning. I force myself to grow as still as humanly possible, to cease rattling against the sides of my life, the container of it emotionally small enough to keep me safe but too small to allow me to grow. The stillness will not hold…

16. In t...