The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour

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The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour
Writing Through the Pane
Midweek Letters

Writing Through the Pane

on windows, portals, and coming unstuck.

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Caroline Cala Donofrio
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I’ve just gotten into a writing groove when I hear knocking at the door. Harried, frantic, like Paul Revere or someone evading a zombie attack. I throw it open to find no redcoats, no undead, no urgency. It’s a contractor wielding a tape measure. He needs to gather some specs.

As he plods from room to room, inspiration slipping further from my grasp with…

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