Thalia flicks the switch and stands in front of the powder room mirror. “Thank you Gahhhh-d — for giving us an-othhhh-ther day!”
Nia attempts to smooth tufts that are now more brown than gray before beginning a gentle face massage to wake up their lymph system.
“Do you think…” Cal warms sesame oil betwixt her palms, “our morning ritual flushes viruses?”
Standing next to the toilet, Thalia giggles at the delivery of flushes.
“Can’t say —” Nia pinches her cheeks. “Some things we do simply because — they feel right — for us.”
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
~Francis Bacon
A note from LoveLetterist:
The neighborhood ghosts & goblins, princesses & pumpkins will be out working it for treats under tonight's full moon.
How fun is that?
You well know that I clicked “you have an invitation” below your very magical looking crow. Then I had a Neil Young moment! (Along with The Beatles)
Several years back Neil was so dissatisfied with how digital recordings had stripped critical overtones from those of analog recording. He felt so strongly he proposed a new standard for digital music. Recording and playback of much denser sound data to approximate the richness of previous LP recordings. The music industry was having none of that!
And to my point: this re-mastered version of Magical Mystery Tour was sharp/brittle to my hearing. With my oft noted degradation of acuity. Higher treble notes bordered on painful! (I’m not like my younger self that occasionally cranked up volume.😵💫)
I liked the exchange between Cal and Nia. Some things we do because they feel good to us!
Like making a gratitude list to create or enhance feelings of gratefulness. Does the act of writing words on paper truly cause one to feel grateful? Let’s leave that in the sesame seed oil realm.
Last I’d like to note that you took Sir Francis Bacon’s words to heart. Job well done. 😊