Journal 27
Lorelei 28
Harpist
- Life
- She lives in a quiet house with a music room and a deep sofa.
- Temper
- Romantic and clear
Kinks
- A heel slipped off after the music
- A silk ribbon she can remove
- Soft light and his careful mouth
Lorelei is twenty-eight and plays the harp. Matthew is thirty-three, the man she loves and dates. After recitals she wants the black dress, one heel off, and his romance without guessing. When she wants the silk ribbon over her eyes she says so, and she can take it off whenever she speaks. He waits for that yes every time. Her feet, her pace, her word.
The blog
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The silk tie
I sat on the music-room sofa with the silk ribbon in my hand and my bare feet on the cushion. The black dress was still on. The harp stood behind me, done for the night. Matthew waited. I am twenty-eight. He is thirty-three. I held the ribbon up. I want this over my eyes, I said. If I say light, you take it off at once. If I say stop,…
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The hall had emptied and the harp was still warm under my hands. Matthew waited in the side room because I had asked him to, not because anyone assigned him. I am twenty-eight. He is thirty-three. My lover. I stayed in the long black dress and slipped one heel off under the bench. The other stayed on. I wanted him to see the mismatch and know the night was turning…
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