Where I’m From

“I had an inheritance from my father, it was the moon and the sun. And though I roam all over the world, the spending of it’s never done.” — Ernest Hemingway

My home is quick and silent foothills.

Boise foothills. Photo by Ben Hoskyn on Unsplash

27 years and it still hits like an abrupt force when I catch them between trees and street lights, above the rise of the bench. Like the moment you jump into a cold body of water. To tell the truth, I am defenseless…