An excerpt from Author Stefanie Freele’s new short story collection, “Surrounded by Water”

FITTING

An excerpt from Surrounded by Water

By Stefanie Freele

Tiredness is tremendous when he tells me I’m so bed-wrinkly I remind him of a biker’s favorite leather jacket. I say thanks, tie my robe, settle in front of the window which displays an overexcited autumn – the orangest, yellowest, reddest exhibit ever witnessed. Whoever says he isn’t full of compliments doesn’t understand his jabs. I’m aware how rough I am, how rough I feel, lids won’t quite open. Drinking his cinnamon-coffee I contemplate that worn-in spot on a leather jacket just inside of the elbow when the wrinkles find themselves and set a pattern. Soon thereafter, the arms can maneuver. When you are comfortable doing pushups or climbing sycamore trees, the sleeves move like a body-part and the fit has legitimately arrived. I’m pleased being described as a biker’s favorite leather jacket.  When he switches the metaphor to perhaps his best work gloves, finger-smooth, palm-snug and smelling of pine, I’m game with that too because I know what a disappointment it would  be to lose a pair like me.

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Surrounded by Water is currently available for pre-order with Press 53. Click here for more info.

Contact the author at Stefanie@stefaniefreele.com.

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