Burning Brighter Part 6: Banked Flames

"Erica crosses the final boundary without an audience, seeking truth beneath the chemistry. What remains when the fire has nothing left to feed on?"

ERICAThe bedside lamp had a neutral warmth to it, the kind hotels calibrate to flatter everyone and belong to no one. I sat on the edge of the king bed with a glass of wine I'd barely touched, listening to...

The phone rings

"Sarah answers her phone when her friend calls."

The phone rings.“Hello, Sarah speaking.”“Oh my god Sarah, can you talk?”“Yeah, Brad’s out in the garden, being manly. Why? What’s up?”“You will NOT believe what happened last night!”“Do I need wine? I’ll get a glass; hold on don’t say another...