If Only I Had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin

It’s more like Autumn is a real princess but from an alien planet. She is the most confident and insecure person I’ve ever known.

I’ve seen her finish a novel, pause staring off into space for a minute like she’s receiving instructions, and then open another book. It’s as if her job is to read and she’s behind on her quota.

Books are Autumn’s real life. She is made of the stories she has read.