~A story by Anne Buzzelli~ After Persey gives into an angsty instinct, her last summer in high school is spent volunteering in a retirement home. She never thought she’d make a friend in that place, but Adam the octogenarian seemed ageless. An impossibility changed the way she looked at love and life and herself.
This is a stand-alone short story, unrelated to Love Makes Old New. A woman is an unintended participant in a tragedy. As she meanders along a fateful path, she finds a way to forgive herself.
This story was inspired by this article from BrainPickings.org: Paul Goodman on the Nine Kinds of Silence. The impact of words is quite clear, where they come from and what they might say about us… but what happens when we don’t use them at all?
Content warnings: car colliding with bike (but no intense sound effects), partner violence as theme of a dance (no sound effects except music)
25 Apr 2021
16: The New
Persey discovers what’s in the box... and then all the pieces come together.
20 Jul 2019
15: The Trip
Persey learns about trees and reluctantly accepts Adam’s mysterious gift.
2 May 2019
14: The Return
Persey returns to Shady Pines with gusto and is surprised by a trip.
19 Mar 2019
13: The Crutches
Persey fell hard, but she bounced! She’s damn strong and will be just fine with help from her dad and Kirby... and Adam, too.
24 Feb 2019
12: The Fall
Persey’s world comes together... and then falls apart.
10 Jun 2018
11: The Truth
Persey revels in Denise’s personal story, then her dad helps her make a huge discovery about what’s going on with Adam.
27 May 2018
10: The Picnic
The morning after Kirby bails Persey out, her dad helps her make a picnic lunch for Adam. The lovebirds have dessert before their lunch.
21 May 2018
9: The Treehouse
Persey and Adam prepare his new home, process their mysterious circumstances and grow closer.
15 May 2018
8: The Escape
Persey’s feelings about Adam are derailed by a frightening revelation. When she addresses that with him, other truths are revealed and they make plans.
11 Apr 2018
7: The Gift
Persey literally runs into Adam. They drink more tea together in their secret hideout. After he gives her a gift, something astonishing happens.
11 Apr 2018
6: The Peak
Denise helps Persey solve a riddle, then meets Adam for tea. The next day, she looks out for Adam but he’s MIA. She goes looking for him and invades his privacy.
11 Apr 2018
5: The Meet
Persey meets Adam and agrees to do him a favor. Later, she joins Kirby for dinner to celebrate his birthday.
11 Apr 2018
4: The Pines
Persey gets reacquainted with an old friend and tries to adjust to her new situation. Featured guest actor: The author’s 94-year-old grandma.
10 Apr 2018
3: The Punishment
Persey agrees crimes should not go unpunished, but insists her punishment is way too severe.
10 Apr 2018
2: The Bluetooth
Persey made a mistake at an electronics store, and couldn’t bring herself to tell her dad.
10 Apr 2018
1: The Beginning
”Her hormonal stew bubbled and its steam constricted her view. She had less patience, more exaggeration and way too much instinct. She felt scattered and implausible. Every day was as baffling as a Rubick’s cube that fought back.”
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