“I
grab my scarf and go for a walk. It’s chilly, but it’s not unbearable. Or
perhaps my love for Oliver is keeping me a bit warmer lately.”
Lauren needs to get away--
to find a new life in the
city
She searches for anything
she can find
In an attempt to feel
pretty
Her bags are neatly packed;
Driven by the promise of a
clean slate--
She leaves her old self in
the small town;
Her demons will have to
wait.
Fitting into the crowd,
She’s simple and cliche:
“Would you like a croissant
this morning?
Whipped topping on that
latte?”
Struggling to finish a
canvas
That she started too long
ago:
It sits there, judging her,
Reminding her she’s slow.
Between breaths while
deconstructing gods,
She befriends a mysterious
man.
He’s handsome; notoriously
coveted--
Oliver gently takes her
hand.
Sweeps her off her feet
They fall for each other
Become another cliche in a
corner booth
End up lovers
She soon realizes
Her old life isn’t easily
outrun.
Her demons are coming for her--
Could Oliver be one?
“Oliver
lets out a breathy moan. He hasn’t seen this side of her in so long. He knows
now that she is ready for him.”
Kari Fisher is an author, poet and a
Director of Human Resources who has made Northern Ontario her home. She is a
fan of many different types of literature and music, and spends her days
grooming dogs as a hobby and writing while sipping coffee, which she is
hopelessly addicted to. Kari loves food, and so does her cat, NyQuil. On
Facebook, you’ll often read her frustrating rants about how NyQuil has gotten
into something again—last night he opened a kitchen cupboard and ate through a
box of stove-top stuffing while Kari slept.
Kari was raised in
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, and studied at Champlain Regional College in Sherbrooke,
Quebec, before settling down in Northern Ontario. In 2014, Kari self-published
her debut novel, Through Glass, which was re-released through Limitless
Publishing in March of 2015. Her second book, Broken Glass, is to be released
later this year.
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00UCXGOMS
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