I wish it could all stay like this. That dawn would never fade to day, that snow would never melt to spring. But my heart also longs for the warm, lush air that sinks into my skin, for the blue skies and summer sunlight. Every snowflake, every frost-painted surface is artwork, but so are the scarlet leaves of autumn, the bright petals of May. The world splits into many worlds, fractals of warmth and cold and day and night, and I can’t decide which one I love most.
—from “The Stillness and the Change” by #ClaireDoll, published in #CapsuleStories Winter 2022 Edition: Hibernation. These stories and #poems ruminate on hunkering down for the winter and resting. Read about long days spent alone in bed and cold nights snuggled up on the couch, about stretching the holiday season to fend off gray days and lifting your spirits by braving the cold and snow with the people you love.
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