Candled shadows flicker faces on the wall, champagne bubbles gasp for air, vinyl crackles a swan song, sandalwood cologne lingers in rustled sheets, dried sunflower petals litter the coffee table, and breaths try to forgive promises that were never meant to keep.
EMILY TURNER is a master’s student in English at UTSA.
Cover Art: The Dream, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1896, Pen and black ink over pencil (via the Getty’s Open Content Program).