The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

by Beth Brower

Tybalt is a mackerel tabby. Grey with black stripes and flecks, and a white belly that goes up to his neck. He looks like a young gentleman with a gambling debt.

According to Wisdom, one ought to let sleeping dogs lie. When I was a child, I thought this meant not requiring them to tell the truth. And while I do agree that, if one must choose, honest hounds are best, it is actually a reference for leaving matters alone.

There is something about all that green, as seen through the glass window of a train, that makes one feel as if they were the character in a book. Mine would be a tragic comedy.