with scissors, but stay shut. According to the OED, the word ‘souvenir’ relates to the Classical Latin verb ‘subvene’, meaning ‘to come to the aid of; to rescue from someone or something’. These are ...

shrouded under, the tiny-quilted stars. I remember they burst like moth holes, unthreading my shadows, circling away into the path. Anyways, I’m on the pavement, and I should’ve stayed there, cool for ...