The Year of the Rat begins with severe winter storms pushing far into the south of China. In the middle of the night there’s a tremendous crash. Fireworks, we mumble and go back to sleep. Next morning, opening the curtains, we see bits of twisted blue sheet metal half buried in snow. The covered outdoor basketball court at which I often fantasized making a last-second game-winning three-point shot is rubble. Only designed to hold up sunlight, a passerby later explains.
another cold front
the tickets to Thailand
in the desk drawer
the tickets to Thailand
in the desk drawer
by Bob Lucky
Hangzhou, China
first published in Presence #35, May 2008
Hangzhou, China
first published in Presence #35, May 2008
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