Sunlight

In June I hooked up with the King of Promises. In July I was still the kind of girl who could say “fortuitously” without irony. In August I learned how to count myself lucky. Loving him I found the key to unlock the secret of happiness. Expect little, want less.

Miriam N. Kotzin, author of Debris Field and Country Music, teaches literature and creative writing. Her novel, Right This Way, will be published by Spuyten Duyvil Press.