Spark
in a House of Cards
When
things catch fire the cause is less
important
than who gets the blame for melted
images
of the future. They died
in
starlight, in view
of
one person looking on, sightless, while the other
stood
blind. What ten years does to decisions
that
used to take only ten minutes and iron
guts.
Now, months cling
though
with looser
grasp
- snagged on some thought
of
honor, a conception that died
in
a car ride, on a plane, in the distance
across
the years. Strange to wake up
a
stranger. Someone who someone else
swore
she wouldn't be.
Cortni
Merritt
Cortni Merritt is a mother and
marketing copywriter living in central Florida. As the daughter of a Marine,
she grew up living in Hawaii, Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, before
graduating high school in Colorado and earning a Bachelor's of Science in
psychology from Colorado State University. Cortni earned an additional
Bachelor's degree in English literature at the University of Central Florida,
where she met the father of her son. She completed her education at Florida
State University with an M.A. in English literature, and now balances her life
between full-time writing and being a mother. In addition to reading and
writing, Cortni enjoys belly dance, photography, and trivia night at the
bar.
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Truly enjoyed this.
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