Dreams of Japan

Amy Stogner

The sun shined brightly on the blacktop.
The psychologist wrote down what he said.
Black smoke danced in circles out of the chimney.
The old woman laughed.
He mismatched the socks.
The matchmaker arranged their marriage.
He dreamed of rock gardens and Shinto shrines.
For now, the ethereal quality of light.

Amy Stogner has written for a variety of magazines, including Rocky Mountain Spirit, Breckenridge Magazine, Boulder County Home & Garden Magazine and Southwest Fly Fishing. In addition to being the busy mother of two young children, she tutors part-time in the writing lab of Aims Community College.

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