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The Looking Glass

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

A look of distraction passes over my friend’s face in the middle of our girls’ date at a local chain restaurant. Her brows pinch together, and her whole expression slips into distress. Alarmed, I glance over my shoulder, but see only a black clad waiter carrying a wheat-colored, napkin-covered basket of breadsticks. My friend and … Continue reading The Looking Glass

The Crash of Flight

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

Her spirit would rail against him at times, as if his comforting arms had become shackles. She couldn’t understand where her philosophy and his diverged. Sitting across from him at the cafe table— any cafe table, it’s no matter— a thought or fancy would flit into her mind like a little bird. She would soar … Continue reading The Crash of Flight

Shining Contradictions

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

"I just wanna let you know," she says with a conspiratorial tilt to her head and a serious lift to her brows, "I'm not this person anymore---" She's said it a few times already today, as she's weaved her tales, a mantra perhaps to reassure herself more than those who listen--- Yes, indeed! The person … Continue reading Shining Contradictions

The Note on the Counter

January 26, 2022January 23, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

He left the note sitting on the island counter top where, by the time she woke up, it had gathered a small pool of sunlight to itself from the window above the sink. The sight of it took her breath away in a sickening whoosh when she stumbled from her bedroom. Dear Cass, it read, … Continue reading The Note on the Counter

Conversation in a Bathroom

January 19, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

The bathroom is cold, the stalls cramped together.  Heather hears the door bang open just as she finishes, and the walls to the stall shake as the newcomer slams herself into the toilet beside Heather’s. Heather frowns as she exits and moves toward the sink. Sniffles echo from the stall that the newcomer has taken. … Continue reading Conversation in a Bathroom

Cold Kindness

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ 4 Comments

Mateson stands at the gas pump debating. The early morning cold is enough to tingle the mucus in his nose as it freezes. When he left his house this morning, he had only enough money to fill his gas tank and perhaps buy lunch. The gas tank would get him to work for the rest … Continue reading Cold Kindness

Conversation Outside a Funeral Parlor

January 12, 2022January 11, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ 4 Comments

Marie walks up the partially cleared sidewalk out front of the funeral home. It is already dark outside and the lights in the windows glow golden and inviting. She places her cane and tries to straighten her back for her sister’s sake— the one who has passed. A slow trickle of people step up from … Continue reading Conversation Outside a Funeral Parlor

The First Rule of Writers

January 7, 2022January 6, 2022 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

Luther stands in the tiny entryway of his apartment and pats down his pockets to make sure he has his keys. Behind him, the last rosy glow of sunset slips off his window ledge. He’s going to be late. He snatches up the bulky portfolio that holds his life’s work— all the scribbles and scratches, … Continue reading The First Rule of Writers

Saying Goodbye

December 13, 2021December 12, 2021 ~ Katie Baker ~ 2 Comments

The boxes stand packed in the entryway like little sentinels at the bottom of the stairs. A hush permeates the house, which is unusual for this house. No one screeches down the hall or thumps up the stairs. No echo of shattering glass trills from the kitchen.  Olivia walks through the rooms one by one, … Continue reading Saying Goodbye

Reality v Entertainment

December 8, 2021December 6, 2021 ~ Katie Baker ~ Leave a comment

“You’re him, aren’t you?” asks the woman in the seat across from Daniel. A subway station zooms by outside the train windows. A flash of color and then black again. Daniel sinks lower in his seat and casts his glance toward the half dozen people littered through the empty car. The motion of the train … Continue reading Reality v Entertainment

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