Archive | 25.02.2010
- In the Rainforest
The heat of the afternoon sun was building and the humidity of tropical air was causing our clothes to cling to our already sweating bodies. I stopped and turned to see Laura coming up the trail behind me, her raven tresses damp from the earlier downpour and swinging rhythmically as she walked. She possessed a dark compelling beauty made all the more alluring by the transformation that occurred when she smiled. Her dark silky hair fell just beyond her shoulders and framed her porcelain-skinned face ... more
- People Who Knead People
Life here in Manchester was quite normal before Karylou joined us for a 6 month assignment from our Charlotte office. Most of us are New Englanders and we didn't quite know what to make of Karylou's decidedly southern outlook on life. She had the subtlest wit of anyone I'd ever known. She'd lull you to sleep with that southern accent and feigned helplessness, and wham - she'd zing you and not even acknowledge that she knew what she'd said.
Her mastery of ambiguity, never giving a straight answer, ... more