Diary 12

1. TASTE-
An accidental mouthful of salt, tequila, a tart and relieving lemon.

2. SIGHT-
The skins of cicadas stuck to trees.

3. SOUND-
My roommate’s cat stays in her bedroom while she’s away at work, but anytime there’s talking in the main rooms she hurls her little body at the door in incrementally louder and more forceful thuds.

4. SMELL-
Star Anise, smells just like black licorice.

5. FEELING-
Mighty, warm winds at sunset sitting on the roof with my stepmom. Her presence prompted a gentle wash of nostalgia as I remembered similar winds from my childhood in rural Illinois, winds that typically heralded a tornado.